Tag Archives: Seamus Heaney

“After a Death” by Tomas Transtromer

Tomas Transtromer manages to convey all-consuming emotions in a concise poem
Posted on May 21, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

My search for a poem for this week was very short; as soon as I happened upon “After a Death,” by Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer, I knew I was hooked. The poem is short (and translated into English, by Robert … Continue reading →

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“The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by William Butler Yeats

William Butler Yeats inspires readers with "The Lake Isle of Innisfree"
Posted on April 23, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

  When I took my “Literature in the 20th Century” course at my university, the professor of the class called William Butler Yeats’s “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” one of the most beautiful poems she had ever read; an article … Continue reading →

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“Mid-Term Break” by Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney's "Mid-Term Break" is raw, real
Posted on March 19, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Seamus Heaney was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995 for his poetry, and it is no wonder why; his works have their own beauty and rhythm that gives them a kind of musical quality. One of his poems, … Continue reading →

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