Opened Ground: Selected Poems, 1966-1996 by Seamus Heaney

Opened Ground: Selected Poems, 1966-1996

Seamus Heaney

464 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction poetry reflective slow-paced
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In "Digging", the first poem in Opened Ground, Heaney likens his pen to both spade and gun. With these metaphors in place, he makes clear his difficult poetic task: to delve into the past, both personal and historic, while remaining ever mindful o...

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