Course Details
962: Seamus Heaney
February 4-6, 2020
1:45 PM -
3:15 PM
In-Person
Irish Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney (1939–2013) was, at his death, the most revered poet in the “Conqueror’s” language. His gifts for the telling detail describe the lives of people living through civil strife as well as the everyday things of ordinary life. We will read and discuss about 15 poems written between 1966 and 1996. Participants are invited to suggest others as well.
Class Type: Discussion
Class Format: TBA
Hours of Reading: Less than 1 hour/session
Study Group Leader(s):
David PalmeterDavid Palmeter, a retired lawyer, has led OLLI study groups in history, literature, and philosophy since 2008.
Reading List:
Opened Ground: Selected Poems 1966-1996 (Seamus Heaney) | 1998: Farrar, Straus and Giroux | ISBN: 978-0-374-52678-8 | Required