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Opened Ground

Opened Ground is a 1998 anthology of selected poems and prose by the Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney. This...

Classic 20TH Century Irish Selected Poems

9.4 Excellent

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Seeing Things

Seamus Heaney’s “Seeing Things,” released in 1991, offers a profound exploration of perception and human experience thro...

20TH Century Visionary 1991 Irish

9.1 Excellent

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The Spirit Level

Seamus Heaney’s *The Spirit Level* is a 1996 poetry collection examining themes of human connection, nature, and social...

20TH Century Lyrical 1996 Irish

8.8 Great

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Field Work

“Field Work” by Seamus Heaney explores the landscape of Northern Ireland through intensely observed lyric poetry. Publis...

20TH Century Lyrical Irish 1979

8.7 Great

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Human Chain

Seamus Heaney’s “Human Chain,” published in 2010, presents a poignant exploration of life's final stages through deeply...

Contemporary 2010 Irish Elegiac

8.7 Great

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For the Time Being

For the Time Being is a 1944 book by W. H. Auden comprising a long poem framed as a Christmas oratorio, written in the y...

20TH Century British Spiritual Oratorio

8.7 Great

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The Annals of Chile

"The Annals of Chile" is a 1994 poetry collection by Irish poet Paul Muldoon. The volume won the T.S. Eliot Prize and th...

Lyric 20TH Century Irish Elegy

8.7 Great

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Responsibilities and Other Poems

Published in 1916 by the Macmillan Company, this collection gathers W. B. Yeats's poetry from his middle period, includi...

Modernist 20TH Century Political Irish

8.7 Great

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Wintering Out

Seamus Heaney’s “Wintering Out,” published in 1972, explores the complexities of the Northern Irish conflict through int...

20TH Century Political Irish 1972

8.6 Great

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Quoof

"Quoof" is a poetry collection published in 1983 by the Northern Irish poet Paul Muldoon. The title refers to a private...

Lyric 20TH Century Playful Irish

8.6 Great

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Door into the Dark

Seamus Heaney’s *Door into the Dark* is a 1969 poetry collection exploring themes of memory, loss, and the landscape of...

20TH Century Rural Irish 1969

8.5 Great

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The Haw Lantern

The Haw Lantern is a 1987 poetry collection by Seamus Heaney. It explores themes of memory, loss, and the search for und...

20TH Century Irish Parable 1987

8.5 Great

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District and Circle

District and Circle is a poetry collection by Seamus Heaney released in 2006. The work explores themes of urban experien...

Contemporary Urban 2006 Irish

8.5 Great

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Why Brownlee Left

Why Brownlee Left is a poetry collection published in 1980 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Northern Irish poet Paul Muldoo...

Lyric 20TH Century Irish Northern Irish

8.3 Great

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Copacetic

Yusef Komunyakaa’s *Copacetic* (1984) is a poetry collection examining personal experience through a distinctly American...

American 20TH Century Jazz 1984

8.2 Great

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Electric Light

Seamus Heaney’s “Electric Light” offers a poignant exploration of memory and place through lyrical verse. The 2001 colle...

Contemporary Lyrical Irish 2001

8.1 Great

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The Jacob's Ladder

The Jacob's Ladder is a 1961 poetry collection by Denise Levertov, a British-born poet who became an important figure in...

American 20TH Century Spiritual 1961

7.9 Good

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Madoc: A Mystery

Madoc: A Mystery is a book-length poetry collection by Northern Irish poet Paul Muldoon, published in 1990. The work con...

20TH Century Experimental Irish Book Length

7.8 Good

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Breathing the Water

"Breathing the Water" is a collection of poetry published in 1987 by the British-born American poet Denise Levertov. The...

American 20TH Century Spiritual 1987

7.6 Good

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Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well

"Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well" is a 1975 poetry collection by American author Maya Angelou, published by Rando...

Lyric African American 20TH Century Spiritual

7.6 Good