Posted on Aug 30, 2013

11 Videos Of Seamus Heaney Reading His Poems Aloud

The Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet died Friday.

Ailbhe Malone

by Ailbhe Malone

BuzzFeed Staff, UK

1. 'Digging'

From BBC NI's "Seamus Heaney: A life in Pictures"

From BBC NI's "Seamus Heaney: A life in Pictures"

2. 'Death of a Naturalist'

3. 'St. Kevin and the Blackbird'

Faber and Faber

Faber and Faber

4. 'The Underground'

Faber and Faber

Faber and Faber

5. 'A Drink of Water', 'Oysters', 'Tate's Avenue', 'The Baler', 'Postscript'

(From 3.13) — Griffin Poetry Prize

(From 3.13)

Griffin Poetry Prize

(From 3.13)

6. 'When all the others were away at Mass'

From 'Clearances'. — RTE

From 'Clearances'.

RTE

From 'Clearances'.

7. 'Scaffolding'

Faber and Faber

Faber and Faber

8. 'Beacons at Bealtaine'

9. 'The Given Note'

10. 'Lightening VIII'

RTE

RTE

11. 'Mid-Term Break'

Poetry Ireland

Poetry Ireland

Heaney's reading of 'Beowulf' is currently available in two parts on YouTube.

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