Quotations by Seamus Heaney

SEAMUS HEANEY (1939 –2013), IRISH POET "The cold smell of potato mould, the squelch and slap Of soggy peat, the curt cuts of an edge Through living roots awaken in my head. But I’ve no spade to follow men like them. Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests. I’ll dig with it." ~ Seamus...

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William Golding Quick Facts

William Golding  Influential 20th century English poet, novelist and playwright. Profile Full Name: William Gerald Golding AKA: Sir William Gerald Golding Pseudonym: None Date of Birth: 19 September 1911 Place of Birth: Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK Nationality: British Zodiac Sign:...

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John Keats Quick Facts

John Keats  Major poet from the English Romantic movement. Profile Full Name: John Keats Pseudonym: None Date of Birth: 31 October 1795 Place of Birth: Moorgate, London , England Baptism: St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate Zodiac Sign: Scorpion Nationality: British Death: 23 February 1821 Place...

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