Archival: Seamus Heaney reads and discusses his poems

Seamus Heaney reads "Digging" and other poems in interview with Chris Lydon on WGBH's "The Ten o'Clock News".

[@matthewstokes1608]

A real poet, isn't he? Amazing stuff.

[@rajendrag.1135]

Real down-to-earth approach to poetry with lucid and life-like description of events in detail. Wish you the very best in the other world, Mr. Seamus and may God bless your soul.

[@draganpetrovic1280]

I love... I very very love poetry of seamus heaney

[@fleurcoleiro3179]

I could go on listening to these beautiful poems and never tire.

[@Mariebelle4298]

(without discussions) "Digging" 0:41 "Follower" 4:03 "Whatever You Say, Say Nothing" 8:31 "Oysters" 14:00 "The Guttural Muse" 17:06 (cut short)

[@dhss333]

The greatest Irish poet ever. A true gentleman & scholar, faithful to his unique talent and modest with it all.

[@dhss333]

@Cortney Nam What's this got to do with anything incl. Seamus Heaney?

[@mckavitt13]

@@dhss333 Disagree, but do love him. Certainly, the greatest Irish poet of today. Even dead.

[@frankyh101]

Fantastic. thank you

[@dhss333]

One of the greatest losses to us all.

[@b00i00d]

Priceless!

[@alastairashford7919]

Brilliant!

[@azazurrahman7100]

thanks

[@draganpetrovic1280]

Death of naturalist my favourite work

[@hermesnoelthefourthway]

There once was a poet named William Blake, He made me a huge battenburg cake It stuck firm in my throat, Before turning into a slithering stoat Befriending Blake was a terrible mistake

[@hermesnoelthefourthway]

@Jack Skerne "The best lack all conviction, And the worst are full of passionate intensity". Let's add Yeats into this contentious potpourri. And for your edification and enlightenment it's all drivel. All of it

[@taniapetrova2453]

Hi, thank you for sharing this. I would like to cite from the video for my assignment. Can you tell me from which year this interview is? Thank you.

[@davidc.2878]

Unplug the damn phone!

[@wompevents]

Could they really not unplug the phone for the duration of the interview? xD Well handled by Heaney, accourse.

[@thedazzlingyazz4092]

My local priest taught Sheamus when he was a boy :') If he was still alive I would ask Sheamus does he remember Fr O' Reilly:D

[@johnclerk3380]

I know, that was killing me, then they have the balls to ask him to just pick a few stanzas he likes

[@dhss333]

Take the phone off the hook!!!

[@markyinferno996]

Whatever you say, say nothing in Heaney's own words: 5:32, until the phone rings

[@dhss333]

What phone?

[@uncatila]

We need to the potato eaters The remnant of Cromwel's Holachaust We need to learn from them Who struggled against the children of the dragon spawn The children of the woman stayed There in the sod they lived and prayed.

[@birddoug8297]

Howl at the troubles, that’s all you can do

[@markyinferno996]

This comment is for my educational use :P at 10:25 Whatever you say, say nothing II, III & IV.

[@danielosullivam6662]

Heaney Nobel acceptance speech

[@theopope6854]

lol

[@yumsoup3377]

What is the guy's name at 0:02? and somthing SUPER AWESOME happens at 18:20

[@sumedh7130]

+YumPewpSoup REBORN yumpoopsoup that is soooo old but its funny watching people fall for them XD

[@yumsoup3377]

Sumedh Julapalli y u put my real name on the internet? take it down or i report u

[@marydavies2589]

Seamus Heaney

[@yumsoup3377]

qu41i7y much.