Learning on ScreenSeamus Heaney: A Life in Poetry
- Synopsis
- Audio recording of an interview with Seamus Heaney at the Royal Society of Literature in London on 22/2/2010. The event was held in collaboration with Poet in the City and recorded by the British Library National Sound Archive. The Nobel-Prize-winning poet was "in conversation" with Bernard O’Donaghue about his life and the influences and themes that inform his work. The conversation is interspersed with readings from his poetry by four authors. 102 minutes.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2010
- Year of production
- 2010
- Subjects
- Literature
- Keywords
- Heaney, Seamus; poetry; literature - Irish
Online availability
- URI
- http://www.rslit.org/content/pastevents/699
- Price
- free
Credits
- Contributor
- Bernard O’Donaghue; Seamus Heaney
Production Company
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
Distributor
- Name
Royal Society of Literature
- info@rslit.org
- Web
- http://www.rslit.org/content/audio External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7845 4676
- Address
- Somerset House
Strand
London
WC2R 1LA - Notes
- Public lectures and discussions are regularly held at the Royal Society of Literature in London and audio recordings of these are made by the British Library’s National Sound Archive. The RSL is in the process of uploading all their recordings from the past decade to their website for streaming, and some are available for download.
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