Winners of Nobel Prize in literature since 1960 Oct 8, 2009
1995: Seamus Heaney, Ireland. 1994: Kenzaburo Oe, Japan. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Authors reveal influential books Sep 26, 2009
Barack Obama's memoir, Dreams from My Father, also appeared on the list, as did works by Seamus Heaney, VS Naipaul, Ted Hughes and JM Coetzee. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Happy 80th birthday, Faber Sep 21, 2009
The poems of W.H. Auden are chosen by John Fuller, those of Sylvia Plath by Ted Hughes, those of Ted Hughes by Simon Armitage, John Betjeman by Hugo Williams, W.B. Yeats by Seamus Heaney and T. S. Eliot by himself. Eliot was, of course, one of Fabers first authors and a company director for more than 40 years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Taxman cometh Sep 9, 2009
The ruling has also been credited with persuading local artists such as U2, Enya and Seamus Heaney to remain. The tax exemption was introduced by former Prime Minister Charles Haughey when he was Minister for Finance in 1969. (BBC News -- Europe)
Andrew Knowles, Digital Equipment Corp. leader and UMass booster, helped usher in computer age Aug 4, 2009
Mr. Knowles and his wife also supported the university s Troy Lecture Series, which brought poet Seamus Heaney and novelists Margaret Atwood and Salmon Rushdie to campus. In addition to his wife, Mary Ann, Mr. Knowles leaves his sister, Barbara Brown of Longmeadow; a niece, a nephew, and a great-nephew. (Boston Globe)
Poet 'cried for father' after stroke Jul 21, 2009
Seamus Heaney has talked about his stroke in 2006. Irish poet Seamus Heaney has spoken about how he cried, like a child, for his father after he suffered a stroke three years ago. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
House approves overhaul of environmental policy Jun 27, 2009
There s a famous poem by Seamus Heaney, in which he says, There s a point in time where hope and history rhyme. I think we have now reached that on the issue of energy and global warming, said Representative Edward Markey, a Malden Democrat who co-authored the 1,200-page bill. (Boston Globe)
Leading dissident accused of subversion Jun 25, 2009
Novelists such as Salman Rushdie and Umberto Eco, as well as Nobel laureates in literature including Irish poet Seamus Heaney, have also campaigned for Mr Liu's release. Agence France-Presse. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
China arrests dissident Jun 24, 2009
Novelists such as Britain's Salman Rushdie and Italy's Umberto Eco, as well as Nobel laureates in literature including Irish poet Seamus Heaney, have also campaigned for Liu's release. AFP Digg. (iAfrica.com)
Poet denies running sex smear campaign May 27, 2009
"I apologise for anything I have done that can be misconstrued as having been against him," added Padel, the first woman to win the job - whose past holders include WH Auden and Seamus Heaney - since its creation in 1708. Before Padel's resignation, Australian broadcaster and writer Clive James had voiced interest in the job. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Darwinian Struggle: A Poet Felled by Scandal May 27, 2009
On May 16, Padel was named Oxford University's Professor of Poetry, following in the footsteps of such literary giants as Matthew Arnold, Cecil Day-Lewis, W.H. Auden, Robert Graves and Seamus Heaney. Yet even in this illustrious company, there was something that distinguished Padel from the crowd: she was the first woman to win election to the five-year post since its creation in 1708. (Time.com)
Top prof job May 27, 2009
The professors who helped raise the post's profile included WH Auden and the well-known Irish poet Seamus Heaney ... "The poet who really made a difference was Seamus Heaney, who held it in the early 1990s. His lectures were influential because they talked about the public place of poetry. "People do go to the lectures, but it's very much an Oxford thing, rather than having a national profile, let alone an international one ... " While the role only requires three lectures a year, "Seamus... (BBC News -- UK)
Oxford's first female Professor of Poetry resigns May 26, 2009
The five-year post, which is usually awarded to prominent Oxonians, carries few formal responsibilities but packs a lot of prestige: Previous title holders include W. H. Auden and Seamus Heaney. But Padel's election was marred by Nobel literature laureate Derek Walcott's decision to withdraw as a candidate from the election after anonymous letters attacking him were sent to Oxford academics. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Oxford elects first female poetry professor May 17, 2009
The prestigious academic post dates back to 1708 and was previously held by WH Auden and Seamus Heaney. Read business stories in. (India Times)
Padel named Oxford poet professor May 17, 2009
Previous people to hold the position include Matthew Arnold, WH Auden and Seamus Heaney. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- UK)
Poet withdraws from Oxford race May 14, 2009
Previous people to hold the position include Matthew Arnold, WH Auden and Seamus Heaney. He or she will replace the scholar Christopher Ricks, who is stepping down from his five-year term of office at the end of September. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Book Review Seamus Heaney's Selec... May 12, 2009
Book Review Seamus Heaney's Selected Poems. Book Review Seamus Heaney's Selected Poems ... For a very select audience, this documentation of 21 years of Seamus Heaney's poetry career will be an enjoyable and cathartic journey through Ireland and its culture. (Suite101.com)
Why poetry will never leave us May 9, 2009
Poetry compensates for the perfunctory nature of the world, says Seamus Heaney ... Her job is to provide part of what Seamus Heaney called the redress of poetry. (BBC News -- UK)
Singer not song Apr 28, 2009
As Seamus Heaney, a great critic of his art as well as a great practitioner, has told us, we recognise a true poet's voice immediately by its inherent strength, its integrity, its coherence and its clarity. Anna Netrebko is a respected figure in the world of opera. (BBC News -- UK)
Celebration of Heaney is poetry indeed Apr 17, 2009
Seamus Heaney, the greatest living English-language poet, turned 70 this week ... Imagine being disconnected even from listening to Seamus Heaney read his collected poems on your hand-held device. (Albany Times Union)
That rarest find: an unexplored capital Mar 28, 2009
It's where Anthony Trollope wrote his first successful novel while working at the post office; Jonathan Swift, C.S. Lewis and Seamus Heaney all found inspiration here. So don't misunderstand recent headlines about the first political shootings here in more than a decade. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Kanye West, Angelina Jolie, Toni Morrison Mar 20, 2009
And the poet Seamus Heaney received the David Cohen Prize for Literature, a lifetime achievement honor, in a ceremony in London. Los Angeles prosecutors have charged the rapper Kanye West with misdemeanor battery, grand theft and vandalism in connection with the destruction of a photographer's camera, The Associated Press reported. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Heaney collects lifetime honour Mar 20, 2009
Seamus Heaney won the TS Eliot Prize in 2006. Irish poet Seamus Heaney has been awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature, honouring him for his lifetime's work. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Ireland's tough peace Mar 17, 2009
There was an implicit fear that the period of political agreement had merely been a mirage, what Seamus Heaney in his poem "North" described as "exhaustions nominated peace" a temporary and arbitrary pause for respite. Certainly, the dissident Republicans who carried out these murders, whether they called themselves the Real I.R.A. or the Continuity I.R.A., must have exulted over what their bullets had achieved, and like all jihadists who believe that killing people is the blood-petaled path to... (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Poetry Podcasts Feb 16, 2009
Poetry Off the Shelf, a series of readings, interviews, and documentaries produced by Curtis Fox features such poets as Seamus Heaney, Langston Hughes, and Czeslaw Milosz. Poem a Day, which is pretty self-explanatory, features the work of many well-known contemporary poets read by both poets and actors. (Suite101.com)
Poetry Forum utters its final verse Feb 13, 2009
"Some of these writers will be in poetry anthologies for a hundred years. Among the poets were Russia's Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney, U.S. poets laureate Billy Collins, Robert Pinsky, Richard Wilbur and Stanley Kunitz and other key figures such as Robert Lowell, Anne Sexton and the late John Updike, who brought his parents to his reading in 1969. "It's amazing to expose that many people to contemporary poets," he added. "Not everyone agreed with him, of course, but... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Anne Summers Feb 8, 2009
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