Quote by: Seamus Heaney

It is very true to say that work done by writers is quite often an attempt to give solid expression to that which is bothering them... They feel they have got it right if they express the stress.


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Author Bio


  • NameSeamus Heaney
  • DescriptionIrish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer
  • BornApril 13, 1939
  • DiedAugust 30, 2013
  • CountryIreland
  • ProfessionPlaywright; Translator; Linguist; Poet; Writer
  • WorksDeath Of A Naturalist; District And Circle; Human Chain
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Literature; Cholmondeley Award; Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize; Eric Gregory Award