Seamus Heaney

Nobel Prize in Literature 1995

“for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past”

Seamus Heaney was an Irish poet, playwright, and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.

Field

Literature · Creative Writing and Poetry

Lifespan

1939–2013