Our Tribute to Seamus Heaney

On 30th August, 2013, Ireland lost one of its greatest poets; Seamus Heaney, after a short illness.  His loss to our culture and society is deeply felt and we wanted to celebrate his life, by producing this online project in his memory.

We hope you enjoy reading our ideas, as much as we enjoyed reading his poetry.  We learned that Heaney dwells in his imagination, finding inspiration often in the very simplest of things, such as a potato or a pen. His poems are full of interesting characters and family members, as in 'Clearances iii' and 'The Butts'.  Ireland too is never far away from his mind, with references to Irish places names, as in 'Limbo', or in his use of everyday Irish-isms in his speech, as seen in 'Digging' or 'Lightenings viii'.

His words inspire us all.   May he rest in peace.