Seamus Justin HeaneyMRIA(/ˈʃeɪməsˈhiːni/; 13 April 1939– 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995Nobel Prize in Literature.[1][2]Among his best-known works isDeath of a Naturalist(1966), his first major published volume. Heaney was and is still recognised as one of the principal contributors to poetry in Ireland during his lifetime. American poetRobert Lowelldescribed him as "the most important Irish poet sinceYeats", and many others, including the academicJohn Sutherland, have said that he was "the greatest poet of our age".[3][4]Robert Pinskyhas stated that "with his wonderful gift of eye and ear Heaney has the gift of the story-teller."[5]Upon his death in 2013,The Independentdescribed him as "probably the best-known poet in the world".[6]Bio via Wikipedia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.