Seamus Heaney Digs Deep Into Family History and Justifying His Identity as a Poet
Written in 1966, Seamus Heaney’s “Digging” is a recollection of fond memories with his family. Throughout the poem, Heaney honors the hardworking complexion of both his father and grandfather who, after Ireland’s struggle with food and fuel, took up the agricultural business to farm potatoes and dig for peat. Heaney provides a tunnel into … Read more