Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney’s Poetry Formed by Sacraments and the Soil of Ireland

October 13, 2025 World News

Left: Book cover of ‘Seamus Heaney and Catholicism’ by Gary Wade. Right: Seamus Heaney’s grave is seen at St. Marys Catholic Church in Bellaghy, County Derry, Ireland.

A new scholarly study reveals how the Nobel-winning poet’s verse reflects a profoundly sacramental imagination.

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