Jim Hawkins's Blog – August 2016 Archive (1)

'Do Not Be Afraid!' -- Seamus Heaney: An Appreciation

Seamus Heaney, considered by many to be the greatest Irish poet since William B. Yeats, texted his wife Marie a few hours before his death: “Do not be afraid!” How comforting these words were to her I do not know. They seem, however, appropriate words for a man who faced so many crises in his life, dealt with them with…

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Added by Jim Hawkins on August 27, 2016 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

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