Seamus Heaney

The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement
The complete works, including previously unpublished poems and expert notes, are brought together in one volume for the first time
The Guardian - UK
7 min read
Raymond Warren obituary
Other lives: Music professor and composer whose work often focused on Christian responses to suffering
The Guardian - UK
3 min read
50th anniversary of Seamus Heaney’s landmark collection on Troubles to be marked
A three-day conference at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast will bring together experts on the poet.
Evening Standard
4 min read
Michael Longley, prize-winning poet of ‘griefs and wonders’, dies aged 85
Part of a gifted generation of writers from Northern Ireland, Longley also gave years of service to the province’s arts council
The Guardian - UK
4 min read
Michael Longley obituary
Belfast poet of exceptional poise and eloquence – but with a sardonic streak to temper his technical accomplishment
The Guardian - UK
8 min read
Five writers on the five books they’d give for Christmas
BOOKS: The Independent’s writers look back on the literary year and select the very best books to gift your loved ones this festive season
The Independent UK
15 min read
Nobel winner Geoffrey Hinton is the ‘godfather of AI’. Here’s an offer he shouldn’t refuse…
The computer scientist’s dogged belief in the potential of neural networks helped unlock machine learning. But he’d be wise to remember the experience of a fellow laureate
The Guardian - UK
5 min read
Sparks fly as monster epic Beowulf makes a fiery return
Actor and Beowulf scholar Felix Nobis returns to his celebrated solo performance of the epic tale Beowulf, staged for the first time in a blacksmith's workshop.
AAP
5 min read
‘We all read like hell!’ How Ireland became the world’s literary powerhouse
The small island has produced Nobel laureates and Booker winners and hosts a booming writing and publishing scene. What’s the secret to its success?
The Guardian - UK
11 min read
‘One of the most charismatic artists ever’: Piero della Francesca, adored by everyone from Hockney to Heaney
He transfixed Pasolini and painted Seamus Heaney’s favourite artwork – and now David Hockney is paying tribute to this very modern Renaissance master in a joint show
The Guardian - UK
7 min read