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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013
Summary:	Contains drafts of 'The Milk Factory', Bells', 'The Third Eye', 'The Mud Vision' (alternatively titled as 'The Mud Windown' in notebook), 'October Thought', 'Old Stock', 'The Stone Verdict', 'The Loaning' and 'Alphabets'. Also included are drafts of his prose piece entitled 'Botanic Avenue' and a draft of an essay on Ted Hughes, concerning his appointment as Poet Laureate (published in the 'Belfast Review' 1985).
In collection:	Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010
Format:	Manuscript
Language:	English
Subjects:	Heaney, Seamus, > 1939-2013 Hughes, Ted, > 1930-1998
Notes:	Includes poems collected in 'The Haw Lantern' (1987); also included is 'The Loaning' which was collected in 'Station Island' (1984) Department of Manuscripts, National Library of Ireland. There are additional Seamus Heaney manuscripts held in the Department of Manuscripts (MS 41,932/1-3). This consists of manuscript and typescript drafts of the poem 'Sweeney Astray', with additional notes on early Irish poetry; Physical description: 1 item. more
Arrangement:	Sub fonds