Description
Seamus Heaney had the idea to form a personal selection of poems from across the entire arc of his writing life, small yet comprehensive enough to serve as an introduction for all comers. He never managed to do this himself, and no other edition exists which has such a broad range, drawing from first to last of his prize-winning collections. But now, finally, the project has been returned to, resulting in an intimate gathering of poems chosen and introduced by the Heaney family. In 100 Poems, readers will enjoy the most loved and celebrated poems, as well as discovering new favourites. It is a singular and welcoming anthology, reaching out far and wide, now and for years to come.






Time Is a Mother
Confessional Sonnets
Being Alive
Signs Like This
Do Not Go Gentle
Let Us Compare Mythologies
A Colomber in the House of Poesy
Hansel and Gretel
Poetry Please
The Tamarit Poems
On the Motion and Immobility of Douve
Collected Poems and Drawings of Stevie Smith
Comic Poems
Dog Poems