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Ten O'Clock News; Seamus Heaney, Part 1

05/29/1986

Poet Seamus Heaney reads his work outside. Heaney and Christopher Lydon discuss which poems to read and how to film the reading. Heaney gives context to each poem before reading it. He reads 5 poems in memory of his mother, 1 poem in memory of the poet Robert Fitzgerald, and "A Peacock's Feather" written for his niece on her christening. He also reads "The Face of the Horse" by Nikolay Zabolotsky, translated by Danny Weisbord. reel 1 of 2.

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Series

Ten O'Clock News

Title

Seamus Heaney, Part 1

Series Description

NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.

(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976

Duration

00:20:36

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Subjects

Oral interpretation of poetry

Heaney, Seamus, 1939-

Poetry

Poets

Genres

News Report

Topics

News

Contributors

Lydon, Christopher (Reporter)

Heaney, Seamus, 1939- (Interviewee)

Citation

Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Seamus Heaney, Part 1,” 05/29/1986, GBH Archives, accessed October 1, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_AB7D11262C51479EB433024520233998.

MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Seamus Heaney, Part 1.” 05/29/1986. GBH Archives. Web. October 1, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_AB7D11262C51479EB433024520233998>.

APA: Ten O'Clock News; Seamus Heaney, Part 1. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_AB7D11262C51479EB433024520233998