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Opened Ground gathers more than two hundred of Seamus Heaney's finest poems, selected from twelve of his earlier volumes. Spanning the years 1966 to 1996, the anthology chronicles the development of his distinct Irish lyrical voice. The volume also features Heaney’s Nobel Lecture, "Crediting Poetry," which he describes as a reflection upon the very ground previously opened by the poems that precede it.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Poetry/Contemporary Poetry
Authors: Seamus Heaney
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