HEANEY, Seamus.
Saw Music Broadside.
Northfield, Massachusetts: Swamp Press , 2006.
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Original Broadside Saw Music; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Poet Seamus Heaney
Original broadside by the Nobel Prize-winning poet, one of 200 numbered examples, signed by Seamus Heaney, designed by Shawna Parker and Wyn Cooper of Green River Press and printed with Ed Rayher at Swamp Press. The poem, which first appeared in AGNI 61, was written in memory of Czeslaw Milosz. OCLC locates only four copies (Brown, Delaware, Emory, Suffolk University). The piece measures 18.5 inches by 10.5 inches. In near fine condition.
Seamus Heaney (1939–2013) was an Irish poet, translator, and scholar widely regarded as one of the most significant poets of the twentieth century. Born in County Derry, Northern Ireland, Heaney’s work often reflects the landscapes, rural traditions, and political tensions of Ireland, particularly the period of conflict known as the Troubles. His poetry collections—including Death of a Naturalist (1966), North (1975), and Field Work (1979)—combine lyrical craftsmanship with historical and cultural reflection. In 1995 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, cited for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth that elevate everyday experience and historical memory. Beyond poetry, Heaney also produced notable translations, including a celebrated modern rendering of the Old English epic Beowulf (1999).
Saw Music Broadside.
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