New Selected Poems 1966-1987 - Seamus Heaney

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46 of 54 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Quick review of New Selected Poems 1966-1987 - Seamus Heaney by TOLU 02/03/2009

Advantages: a well selected collection of poetic verse Disadvantages: difficult to engage with on first read. As a listed A level curriculem author , this particular collection is extremely useful for study. It contains an excellent selecton of his works, that span the changes in his writing style. Including his famous poem 'death of a naturalist' the reader is introduced to one of Irelands greatest poets with one of my favourite poems of all time. For love of nature and its rythms, it's cruelties and victories the themes of our human questions about life, ... less
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Ireland's Finest 15/01/2008

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Advantages a well selected collection of poetic verse
Disadvantages difficult to engage with on first read.

As a listed A level curriculem author , this particular collection is extremely useful for study. It contains an excellent selecton of his works, that span the changes in his writing style. Including his famous poem 'death of a naturalist' the reader is introduced to one of Irelands greatest poets with one of my favourite poems of all time. For love of nature and its rythms, it's cruelties and victories the themes of our human questions about life, love and growth are explored. A delight for those who adore the use of the english laguage simply for its phonetic interplay, Heaney explores the ... more
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Quick review of New Selected Poems 1966-1987 - Seamus Heaney by lily-lamb 24/09/2007

Sorry I didn't like this one either! it was boring as far as I was concerned - and likeon eof the other reviewers - I couldn't really see the point in any of the poems! Sorry xx less
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Quick review of New Selected Poems 1966-1987 - Seamus Heaney by tjsurveysmail 23/09/2007

I hated this book! I could not see what all the fuss was about - I couldn't understand what half of the poems were about and so I am sorry to say that this is the reason why I have rated this very low! less
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Quick review of New Selected Poems 1966-1987 - Seamus Heaney by joshido1 19/09/2007

one of the best books by probably one of the most influenal irish poets of the time ever poem has its own kick to it im refreshed just by reading the next poem in this amazing book less