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To-night, a first movement, a pulse,
As if the rain in bogland gathered head
To slip and floo .........
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Seamus Heaney
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Bloog Mandrake
(3/6/2009 10:57:00 PM) |
It's pretty clear the tarnation, Clark, is the birth of a son.
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Clark Shattuck
(1/20/2009 11:34:00 PM) |
Yeah, O.K., what the tarnation is he talking about? This obscuring of meaning for effect has become old, years ago. Nobody knows what the hell anyone is talking about, really. (O.K., with some wonderful exceptions)
Signed,
Uninspired
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Johnny Muir
(6/17/2008 7:47:00 AM) |
Hi, I work for the BBC in Belfast and am working on a documentary to mark Seamus Heaney's 70th birthday. His work is studied (and written about in exams) by people all over the world and I am trying to find out what impact it has them. This poem is written about his relationship with his wife - yet it clearly has a resonance for a lot of people. I would love to hear anyone's comments on what Heaney's poetry means to them. Tell me about individual poems that have made an impact on you and why!
Cheers,
johnny.muir@bbc.co.uk
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Paul Butters
(3/1/2008 8:39:00 AM) |
Dinner first I trust. Raw stuff.
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