Widely praised on its first publication in 1978, The Haw Lantern ventured into new imaginative territory with poems exploring the theme of loss - including a celebrated sonnet sequence concerning the death of the poet's mother - joined by meditations on the conscience of the writer and exercises in an allegorical vein.
ISBN: | 9780571232871 |
Publication date: | 12th April 2024 |
Author: | Seamus Heaney |
Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 64 pages |
Genres: |
Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards) Poetry by individual poets |