Heaney, Seamus
Station Island
- ISBN 13:
- 9780571133024
- author:
- Heaney, Seamus
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2001
- Pages:
- 123
- Dimensions:
- 130mm X 200mm
- Genre:
- Works by individual poets: from c 1900 -
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Station Island is a deeply personal and introspective work by Seamus Heaney, exploring the growth of a poet's mind through a narrative sequence set on an island steeped in history and myth.
The poem is preceded by a section of shorter lyrics and leads into a third group of poems where the poet's voice becomes one with that of the legendary King Sweeney. A masterful blend of poetry and storytelling, Station Island showcases Heaney's unique voice and skill as a writer.
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