- New Selected Poems 1966–1987
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New Selected Poems 1966–1987
1st editionAuthor(s) Seamus Heaney Country United Kingdom Language English Publisher Faber and Faber Publication date 1990 (1st edition) Media type Print Pages 245 ISBN ISBN 0-571-14372-5 (hardback)
ISBN 0-571-14372-5 (paperback)OCLC Number 315574259 Dewey Decimal 821/.914 20 LC Classification PR6058.E2 A6 1990 New Selected Poems 1966-1987 is a collection of poems from Irish Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney published in 1990 (see 1990 in poetry) by Faber and Faber. It includes selections from each of Heaney's seven first volumes of verse:
- Death of a Naturalist (1966)
- Door into the Dark (1969)
- Wintering Out (1972)
- North (1975)
- Field Work (1979)
- Station Island (1984)
- The Haw Lantern (1987)
It also includes several prose poems from Heaney's limited volume Stations (1975), as well as excerpts from Sweeney Astray (1983), Heaney's verse translation of the Irish legend Buile Shuibhne. The collection includes poems such as "The Haw Lantern", "Mid-Term Break", "Follower" and "Clearances".
Seamus Heaney Poetry Death of a Naturalist · Door into the Dark · Wintering Out · Stations · North · Field Work · Station Island · The Haw Lantern · Seeing Things · The Spirit Level · Electric Light · District and Circle · Human Chain · New Selected Poems 1966-1987
Plays The Cure at Troy · The Burial at Thebes
Translations Recordings The Poet and The Piper · Collected Poems
Category:Works by Seamus Heaney Categories:- Poetry collection stubs
- Irish books
- Poetry collections
- 1990 books
- Poetry by Seamus Heaney
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