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“Death of a Naturalist” by Seamus Heaney (1999)
This is the title poem of Heaney’s first major poetry collection, which also featured “Blackberry Picking” and his most well-known poem, “Digging.” This collection is believed to hold some of his best, most raw poems.
“Blackberrying” by Sylvia Plath (1960)
American poet Sylvia Plath contributes her own experience of searching for blackberries, along the way finding personal introspection and observations of the world.
“Bluebeard” by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1917)
American lyric poet Edna St. Vincent Millay also draws on the story of Bluebeard, mentioned here in “Blackberry Picking.”
“Seamus Heaney: ‘To set the darkness echoing’” by Dennis O’Driscoll (2008)
The Guardian interviews Heaney, exploring his roots in Derry and his storied career.
This historical journal entry is a brief firsthand account of the relationship between the Irish phouka (or púca) and the local blackberries.
“Fruit of the Doom – An Irishman’s Diary about blackberries” by Frank McNally (2017)
This article explores some of the lore and contemporary folklore associated with Irish blackberries, touching upon Heaney’s “Blackberry Picking” and the poem’s influence.
By Seamus Heaney
Act of Union
Act of Union
Seamus Heaney
Death of a Naturalist
Death of a Naturalist
Seamus Heaney
Digging
Digging
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Mid-Term Break
Mid-Term Break
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North
North
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Punishment
Punishment
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Scaffolding
Scaffolding
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Seeing Things
Seeing Things
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Terminus
Terminus
Seamus Heaney
Two Lorries
Two Lorries
Seamus Heaney
Whatever You Say, Say Nothing
Whatever You Say, Say Nothing
Seamus Heaney