II.xi. Additional typescript poems sent by Seamus Heaney to Bernard and Jane McCabe,
ca. 1986-2003.
Manuscript and annotated typescript draft poems (some photocopies) sent by Seamus Heaney to Bernard and Jane McCabe prior to their publication. Contains drafts of the poems 'Villanelle For An Anniversary', 'Valedictory Verses' (draft dated 13 May 1988; composed for Carysfort Graduation Exercises), 'Glenshane', 'Raftery's Killeadan', 'I Am Raftery', 'Jesus And The Sparrows', 'The Yellow Bittern', 'The Last Survivor' (draft contains a note to Bernard McCabe, dated 29 June 1997), 'Carlo' (draft contains a note addressed to Jane McCabe, dated June 1997), 'Colmcille The Scribe' and 'The Glamoured' (alternatively titled 'Brightness of Brightness' in file), 'Poling Corn', 'Night Air', 'The Ship of Death', 'A School Of Poetry Closes', 'Linked Verses' (with an manuscript inscription to the McCabes, dated 11 Dec 2000), 'The Light of Heaven' (photocopy of Heaney's translation of Dante's Paradiso, Canto XXXIII, lines 49-145; draft contains an inscription to the McCabes, dated Christmas 2002), 'Sophoclean', 'The Spot', 'Resin' and 'The Road to Derry' (draft contains a note to the McCabes, dated 2003). With some attached envelopes.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Notes: | 'Villanelle For An Anniversary' was published in 'Erato', Fall/Winter 1986; 'Raftery's Killeadan' was published in 'Eire-Ireland' Fall/Winter 1996; 'I Am Raftery' was published in the 'Merton Journal' in 1996, 'Jesus And The Sparrows' was published in 'Spirituality'July/Aug 1997; 'The Yellow Bittern' was published in 'Austin Clarke Remembered' in 1996; 'Colmcille the Scribe' and 'The Glamoured' were both published in 'The Recorder' Spring & Fall, 1997; 'Linked Verses was published in the 'Irish Times' 30 December 2000. Physical description: 42 items; 2 folders. more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |
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ca. 1986-2003.
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II.xi. Additional typescript poems sent by Seamus Heaney to Bernard and Jane McCabe,
ca. 1986-2003.
| In Collection: | McCabe Heaney Collection, 1979-2010 |
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| Description: | Manuscript and annotated typescript draft poems (some photocopies) sent by Seamus Heaney to Bernard and Jane McCabe prior to their publication. Contains drafts of the poems 'Villanelle For An Anniversary', 'Valedictory Verses' (draft dated 13 May 1988; composed for Carysfort Graduation Exercises), 'Glenshane', 'Raftery's Killeadan', 'I Am Raftery', 'Jesus And The Sparrows', 'The Yellow Bittern', 'The Last Survivor' (draft contains a note to Bernard McCabe, dated 29 June 1997), 'Carlo' (draft contains a note addressed to Jane McCabe, dated June 1997), 'Colmcille The Scribe' and 'The Glamoured' (alternatively titled 'Brightness of Brightness' in file), 'Poling Corn', 'Night Air', 'The Ship of Death', 'A School Of Poetry Closes', 'Linked Verses' (with an manuscript inscription to the McCabes, dated 11 Dec 2000), 'The Light of Heaven' (photocopy of Heaney's translation of Dante's Paradiso, Canto XXXIII, lines 49-145; draft contains an inscription to the McCabes, dated Christmas 2002), 'Sophoclean', 'The Spot', 'Resin' and 'The Road to Derry' (draft contains a note to the McCabes, dated 2003). With some attached envelopes. Also included is a manuscript transcription of Keats' poem 'To Autumn', in Seamus Heaney's hand and dated 23 October 1990. |
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ca. 1986-2003.
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| Extent: | 42 items; 2 folders. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Call Number: |
MS 49,602/33
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act 2000, this collection remains in copyright. It is necessary to obtain the express permission of the copyright owner before reproducing any material from this collection. |