The first poem in the collection, ‘Pain’, illustrates the facets of pain. In this short piece, the use of phrases “round as a void”, “gurgling slit of heaviness”, and “itches deep into the marrow”, ...
The Irish novelist and playwright chooses his five favourite books. His latest novel, "Time of the Child", is out now. Seamus Heaney, 1984 Seamus's are the books most taken down from the shelf. There ...