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David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social

On this day, the anniversary of Seamus Heaney's passing, it is this poem that sits with me. 'I have seen halls in flames, hearts in cinder, benches filled and emptied, the circles of companions called and broken' #poetry #poemoftheday #SeamusHeaney

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Greta a.k.a. @gretat.bsky.social

Could you provide details about this publication, please?

aug 31, 2025, 8:18 am • 1 0 • view
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David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social

It's from Seamus Heaney's collection Stations (1975)

aug 31, 2025, 8:40 am • 2 0 • view
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Fadéla Chaim-Allami @chaim-allami.bsky.social

"The migrant solitude"...😢

aug 31, 2025, 1:38 am • 2 0 • view