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Settled outside Dublin, Heaney ploughs a furrow that will lead to his longest, most audacious poem yet. Read by Adrian Dunbar. Written by R F Foster. Abridged by Anna Magnusson.
A vivid and enlightening account of one of the 20th century's greatest poets. From rural childhood in County Derry to global prominence and a Nobel prize, Seamus Heaney’s work is placed in the context of his life, country and beyond.
Now settled outside Dublin, Heaney is ploughing a furrow that will lead to his longest, most audacious poem yet.
Read by Adrian Dunbar
Written by R F Foster
Abridged by Anna Magnusson
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
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Thu 16 Dec 2021
00:30
±«Óãtv Radio 4
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