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Dust jacket of Field Work by Seamus Heaney. The cover is brown with white text and features an orange illustrated map of a rural landscape. The back includes critical praise for Heaney’s earlier work North. The inner flap describes Field Work as a collection of elegies and love poems exploring personal and artistic responsibility. Published by Faber.

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Online Book Club | Field Work

Friday, 29 August 2025 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm

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Heaney's Legacy

Saturday, 30 August 2025 | 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, D02 VR66

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