Seamus Heaney, pseudonym 鈥業ncertus鈥� When he first began to publish poems, Seamus Heaney鈥檚 chosen pseudonym was 鈥業ncertus鈥�, meaning 鈥榥ot sure of himself鈥�. Characteristically, this was a subtle irony. Read More
Roy Foster | On Seamus HeaneyThe most important Irish poet of the postwar era, Seamus Heaney rose to prominence as his native Northern Ireland descended into sectarian violence. Read More
