A collection of Seamus Heaney's poetry from 1966-1996, exploring Irish landscapes, culture, and political crises with lyrical depth.
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A collection of Seamus Heaney's poetry from 1966-1996, exploring Irish landscapes, culture, and political crises with lyrical depth.
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When Seamus Heaney prepared 'Opened Ground' it came as close to being a 'Collected Poems' as the author cared to make it. The edition draws from four decades of Seamus Heaney's verse, together with examples of his work as a translator, from his scintillating debut, 'Death of a Naturalist', to 'The Spirit Level', winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year. The book concludes with 'Crediting Poetry', the speech with which Seamus Heaney accepted the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded to him, in ...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Brief mentions of sensuality in some poems; not explicit or central.
Violence & gore
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Recurring references to violence, including political conflict and bog body imagery.
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Minor references to religious imagery or themes in cultural context.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Frequent exploration of political crises, especially the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Depictions of societal suffering and conflict-related cruelty in historical context.
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