As a man, 'he was a man who was loved', a person of great generosity who only spoke good to others, with a gift for laughter and friendship. He saw his own poetry as 'a quarrel with himself'. Irish poet Louis Ryan, expert on Heaney's work, will give an inspiring talk interspersed with his poems.
Pipers Tomeu Marroig 'Piu' (http://bocfolk.bandcamp.com/) and Sebastià Aguiló will play at intervals during the evening and also Jos Gayà, music therapist, will play the Irish low whistle.Other people will contribute by reading some of Heaney's poems.
All of this will take place in the outstanding beautiful setting of Can Monroig in Inca.
EVENING ABOUT SEAMUS HEANEY IN CAN MONROIG
Seamus Heaney passed away on August 30 at the age of 74. Our tribute to Seamus Heaney is a tribute to one of the most outstanding contemporary poets. He has been considered the most important poet since Yeats, as well as the guardian of the language, identity and essence of the Irish. But as a universal poet, he knew how to make poetry reach everyone. He was a great poet but accessible to the people. He was also a distinguished academic, literary critic, translator and winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature. During the evening, poet and professor Jim Miele will read an extract from his renowned translation of Beowulf into modern English.
As a person, 'he was a beloved man', of great generosity, who had only kind words for others, with a great gift for friendship and laughter. Seamus Heaney saw his own poetry as a 'struggle with himself'. Irish poet Louis Ryan, an expert on Heaney's work, will give a talk interspersed with several of his poems.
The pipers Tomeu Marroig 'Piu' (http://bocfolk.bandcamp.com/) and Sebastià Aguiló and the music therapist Jos Gaya (Irish low whistle) will delight us with their music during the poetry reading. And, of course, several of the attendees will contribute with the reading of Heaney's poems.
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