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...Armitage read in Houghton Library earlier this semester, sitting in rapt attention to a repetitive poem (that I would have probably rushed through had I been reading it) simply by virtue the sound of his voice. I ended up savoring the repetition because he recited it so beautifully. Seamus Heaney??s reading voice seems to be composed of the sounds of nature. His r’s and deep vowels sound like a small stream, and his c’s and k’s sound like the rocks that the water breaks against...
...Nobel lecture: “I credit poetry...both for being itself and for being a help, for making possible a fluid and restorative relationship between the mind’s centre and its circumference.” The first half of the hour-long reading consisted of Heaney??s older works. Two of the poems Heaney read he composed specifically for Harvard. The first, ‘Alphabets,’ he created for the 1984 Phi Beta Kappa induction ceremony, and is one of his more famous poems. He also read ‘Villanelle...
When asked about his formative influences, “Well, first would be Gerard Manley Hopkins,” is Heaney??s reply. He then continues the list: “One of the greatest single works is Wordsworth’s Preface to his Lyrical Ballads. Patrick Cavanagh, and Ted Hughes, whom I later got to know...
Although students cannot now take advantage of Heaney??s poetry workshops or English and American Language and Literature lecture class, many do catch him at student readings and lectures...
...Heaney??s most striking characteristic is his depth and precision of personal expression. His ability to fluidly summon up whatever phrase or muse fits the moment betrays an artistic keenness that as a rule, college students are only beginning to acquire...