Donald's review
Opened Ground: Selected Poems, 1966-1996
by Seamus Heaney
I would have to say that I like his work just that little bit better than that of Ted Hughes, my favorites being "Personal Helicon", "Death of a Naturalist" and "Blackberry Picking".
Donald's review
Opened Ground: Selected Poems, 1966-1996 by Seamus Heaney
Donald's review
rating:
bookshelves:
poetry
recommended for: Poetry fans/Irish Lit Fans
Heaney is my favorite living poet. No one writes about turf and tree, wind and water like Heaney. Along with his mentor, Ted Hughes, he is the greatest nature poet of the 20th century. He also writes about farmers and workers with knowing reverence, seeing the spirtual pilgrimage inherent in the calloused hand and the chore-stooped back.
I would have to say that I like his work just that little bit better than that of Ted Hughes, my favorites being "Personal Helicon", "Death of a Naturalist" and "Blackberry Picking".