Henry Hart, the Hickman professor of English and humanities at William & Mary, a former poet laureate of Virginia and the noted author of several literary biographies, has written a second book about ...

“Henry Hart’s new book, ‘Seamus Heaney’s Gifts,’ should be unignorable for any future writer on Seamus Heaney and will be of genuine help to all who try to take an overview of his work,” according to ...

Even the previously uncollected work in “The Poems of Seamus Heaney” shows a master craftsman in full control of his powers. Seamus Heaney’s ambition as an artist was balanced by a cool sense of ...

This article is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of America Media. There will soon be a huge volume of collected Poems of Seamus Heaney (1,100 ...