Storm on the Island Resources

This website offers a thorough (but not too long or dry) bio of Seamus Heaney, and gives brief insight into his major works.

Read a review of Heaney's latest book, Human Chain from the all-star British website, The Guardian.

Learn a bit about Seamus Heaney's better half, Marie. Read her work (yes, she's a literary all-star, too), and learn about her influence on Seamus' life and poetry.

Check out the top five storms in Ireland's history with the hilariously named "Night of the Big Wind" topping the charts.

If you're expecting a righteous storm, or any natural disaster, you might want to check this out.

Heaney gives a b-day speech (no singing though) at a celebration for him, and reflects on his life so far.

Heaney's son reads at his father's funeral.

Here's audio and visual of "Storm on the Island" read by a fellow Irishman. The accent can really help you get into it.

Try not to miss him too much. This looks back on past interviews with Heaney.

Eyes still dry? Have a look back with On Point with Tom Ashbrook.

Here's Heaney with his wife, Marie, and friends.

Here's Heaney admiring what would be a really cool Halloween costume.

No, he's not fixing his hair. Poetry's about sound, so our guess is that here Heaney is signaling toward his ear.

This is Heaney's final interview before his death.

Here's Heaney on the joys and pitfalls of teaching poetry (surprise, you're not all angels).

Heaney discusses his childhood, its influence on his work (unfortunately none of us, not even Heaney, can escape our childhoods, much as we'd like to), and his life as a poet.

Human Chain is Heaney's final collection of poems. Get hooked.