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11 Videos Of Seamus Heaney Reading His Poems Aloud

The Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet died Friday.

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Ailbhe Malone
Ailbhe Malone
BuzzFeed Staff, UK

1. 'Digging'

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

2. 'Death of a Naturalist'

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3. 'St. Kevin and the Blackbird'

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Faber and Faber

4. 'The Underground'

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Faber and Faber

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

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Griffin Poetry Prize

(From 3.13)

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

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RTE

From 'Clearances'.

7. 'Scaffolding'

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Faber and Faber

8. 'Beacons at Bealtaine'

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9. 'The Given Note'

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10. 'Lightening VIII'

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RTE

11. 'Mid-Term Break'

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Poetry Ireland

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

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