Seamus Heaney (Born April 1939 - Died August 2013) was an important Irish poet, playwright and translator who received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Heaney was recognised as one of the principal contributors to poetry during his lifetime. He has been described as 'the most important Irish poet since Yeats'. Upon his death in 2013 the Independent described him as 'probably the best-known poet in the world'. A Professor at Harvard and also of Poetry at Oxford, he gained many other awards and prizes during his lifetime. This course is for all who like reading great poetry and would like to learn more about him. This course will feature a brief introduction to his life and some analysis of his poetry. We will then read some of his poetry in turn. Books of his Collected and Selected Poems are available online.