The poem is about an ancient man’s body found in a bog (a wet,...More
The poem "Bog Queen" is one of the poems in the Bog Collection in...More
This is a mourning poem. When the poet wrote this poem, there was a...More
The poem “Casualty” is about an ordinary man—a fisherman—who is killed in an explosion...More
The poem “Requiem for the Croppies” is about the Irish Rebellion of 1798, when...More
The poem “The Skunk” is about Heaney’s deep love and longing for his wife...More
In the poem "The Forge" the poet describes a blacksmith's shop and a blacksmith's...More
The poem “Follower” is about the poet’s childhood memories of his father working on...More
The poem “Death of a Naturalist” describes how a young boy (the poet himself)...More
The poem “Blackberry-Picking” is about a childhood experience that teaches a lesson about life,...More
The poem “Punishment” is about a young girl who was killed long ago. Her...More
Seamus Heaney's first poem, Digging, was published in the Date of Naturalist Poetry Collection....More
