Station Island

by Seamus Heaney

Overview

The title poem of this collection, set on an Irish island, tells of a pilgrim on an inner journey that leads him back into the world that formed him, and then forward to face the crises of the present. Writing in The Washington Post Book World, Hugh Kenner called this narrative sequence "as fine a long poem as we've had in fifty years."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780374519353
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date:	01/01/1986
Pages:	124
Sales rank:	1,073,308
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.29(d)

About the Author

Seamus Heaney received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Seamus Heaney is one of the most admired poets writing in English to have emerged in the last 20 years, and if you open 'Station Island' almost anywhere you will soon see why. Powerful images; compelling rhythms; a distinctive palette; phrases packed tight with meaning - Mr. Heaney has all the primary gifts of a poet."—The New York Times "Striking."—Publishers Weekly

Editorial Reviews

Seamus Heaney is one of the most admired poets writing in English to have emerged in the last 20 years, and if you open 'Station Island' almost anywhere you will soon see why. Powerful images; compelling rhythms; a distinctive palette; phrases packed tight with meaning - Mr. Heaney has all the primary gifts of a poet.” —The New York Times

“Striking.” —Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

Heaney (Field Work and Preoccupations) draws on the culture of his native Ireland for this collection. Included are short lyrical verses, a long poem in which Heaney confronts ghosts from his past, and a piece about seventh century Ulster King Sweeney. PW called the book ``striking.'' December

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