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Analysing 'Death of a Naturalist' by Seamus Heaney
Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Heaney presents the power of nature in the poem. Key learning points: - Throughout the poem, Heaney uses multi-sensory descriptions to create vivid imagery. - Heaney creates a grotesque description of the...
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Understanding the poem 'Storm on the Island'
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Heaney presents the power of nature and ‘The Troubles’ of Northern Ireland in ‘Storm on the Island’. Key learning points: - ‘Storm on the Island’ can be read as a poem about the power of nature on the...
Curated Video
Understanding 'Death of a Naturalist' by Seamus Heaney
Pupil outcome: I can explain the story that the poem tells, as well as how the poem is used as a metaphor. Key learning points: - Seamus Heaney's 'Death of a Naturalist' tells the story of a young child who frequents a flax-dam to...
PBS
Teachers' Domain: Blackberry Picking, by Seamus Heaney
Follow Irish poet Seamus Heaney through his poem, "Blackberry-Picking," featured in this video segment from Poetry Breaks. Like many of Heaney's poems, Blackberry-Picking combines the power of memory and nature.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Poetry Reading: 'Blackberry Picking'
Tom Cole, an editor on NPR's Arts Desk, shares the words of the Irish poet Seamus Heaney from the poem entitled "Blackberry Picking" [02:21]. This poem is part of Seamus Heaney's book of collected poetry called Opened Ground: Selected...
BBC
Bb Ci Audio Interviews: Seamus Heaney
The BBC provides audio clips from several interviews with the Irish poet Seamus Heaney. Additional content includes a brief biography, a list of key works, and further links to material found on the BBC network.
PBS
Pbs: Poetry Everywhere: Seamus Heaney: "Blackberry Picking"
Brief biographical information about Irish poet Seamus Heaney, including a video [2:19] of Heaney reading one of his famous poems, "Blackberry Picking."