tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post1125071439822565484..comments2024-03-01T00:18:27.643-08:00Comments on THE ALCHEMIST'S KITCHEN: A Sad Day for Poetry: Seamus Heaney Dies at 74Susan Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883699379179129887noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post-25592359095815236092013-09-01T13:01:53.714-07:002013-09-01T13:01:53.714-07:00Hi Eileen,
I carried this poem with me for over a ...Hi Eileen,<br />I carried this poem with me for over a decade as I moved from Massachusetts, to Oregon, to South Africa. So wild to know you were doing the same thing. The poem seems to insert itself directly into my life. As if he were writing about my own travels -- which is perhaps part of the beauty of great writing.Susan Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883699379179129887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post-83000674420741593382013-08-30T17:18:33.426-07:002013-08-30T17:18:33.426-07:00I've loved this poem and carried it in my diar...I've loved this poem and carried it in my diary since it was published years ago in The New Yorker. Thanks for posting it on this sad day. His legacy remains to comfort and challenge us.Eileen McMahonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post-55122018027427571312013-08-30T09:05:08.492-07:002013-08-30T09:05:08.492-07:00Wonderful quote. A tremendous loss. I'm thankf...Wonderful quote. A tremendous loss. I'm thankful I have his work to read.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.com