Sir Seamus Heaney

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gptkbp:instanceOf poet
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_Field_Day_Theatre_Company
gptkb:University_College_Dublin
gptkb:Queen's_University_Belfast
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:T.S._Eliot_Prize
gptkb:Whitbread_Book_Awards
Golden Wreath of the Struga Poetry Evenings
Fellow_of_the_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Literature
gptkbp:born April 13, 1939
gptkbp:children gptkb:Catherine_Heaney
gptkb:Christopher_Heaney
gptkb:Michael_Heaney
gptkbp:died August 30, 2013
gptkbp:genre poetry
drama
essays
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Seamus Heaney
gptkbp:influenced global poetry
contemporary_Irish_poets
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ted_Hughes
gptkb:William_Wordsworth
gptkb:Robert_Frost
gptkbp:involvedIn education
poetry readings
literary criticism
political activism
cultural commentary
gptkbp:knownFor lyrical style
exploring themes of nature and identity
use of rural imagery
engagement_with_Irish_history
translation_of_Beowulf
gptkbp:language English
Irish
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future generations of writers
recognition in international literary circles
impact_on_Irish_literature
gptkbp:nationality Irish
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Death_of_a_Naturalist
Field Work
The Spirit Level
The Haw Lantern
Opened Ground
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Castledawson,_County_Londonderry,_Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_Devlin
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Literature