Seamus Heaney Poem

[Piquarian]

Much of the poem has been excised. Two stanzas were omitted by the editor after the first...

[Mystro84]

@cherryboomboom146

"just another massively overrated irish quisling"

Firstly: please, on behalf of all Darwinists, never, ever have children.

Secondly: Seamus Heaney is a Nobel Laureate, and widely considered the best living European poet. Seriously, if you must spit venom, at least keep turn away from Ireland's greatest living treasure.

Finally: 'Quisling' is actually a political term. As the great Robert Frost once put it:

"Politics is about the grievance, Poetry is about the grief".

[grobbledonk]

@Mystro84 "Never, ever have children"? I'd be sorry had I not been granted existence, though oblivious to be sure. It seems to me that to deny a generation its existence is a thoroughly un-Darwinian thing to say

[cherryboomboom146]

just another massively overrated irish quisling

[shutthefuckup654]

There's something of Walt Whitman pouring through this, it seems to me. 

[SuperJohn1956]

I like the poem .

I like the poem.

I like the poem. If poetry stirs emotions so be it. Well done Seamus.

[Redzz454545]

i think his poetry is like a credit default swap,intellectual mish mash wrapped up and sold on to the gullible,barry

[AlbinusMakedonion]

@Redzz454545 I couldn't agree more.

[TheTollundWoman]

Ah the irony! Sinn Fein and the BNP agreeing on something! the old saying is right Politics really does make for strange bedfellows

[LEGOWRESTLER1]

stop talking about the treaty and just listen to the mans poem

[coloded]

yea Seamus Heaney is right lets vote yes!

[BrideAndGroomFilmsHD]

Heaney's a great poet. 'Scaffolding' being my favourite. It's unofortunate to think he's a moron aswell.  I guess one can be great at something and also be a moron.

[Spenner56]

Decent,democratic,law-abiding people all over Europe are praying that the brave Irish vote NO again to this MADNESS ! We too want to keep our constitutions and parliamentary democracies ! We too want to keep our health systems,legal systems,school systems,own police and military. Ireland PLEASE say NO again to the 2nd Lisbon PUTSCH attempt ! For yourselves,for your children and for the millions of us denied a say by a tiny un-elected "elite" in Brussels.

Greetings from still free Germany.

[boyleb1]

Pathetic. Nobody will stop the march of the New World Order. Once the camps are created, your bleating will mean nothing. HAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHA

[stephleyy]

There are no actual arguments being made by the poet. Has he even read the treaty I wonder? Or does he just like the earthy, airy idea of it?

[jmoney507]

@stephleyy enphasis on the word "poet". 

[onlygoodhunsadeadun1]

save democracy in Ireland

Vote NO !

the guarantees are worthless !

[Soliloquy657]

the Guarantees have the same legal status as the the good friday agreement, u call that useless???

Get the Facts, before u chant NO,

Im voting yes to sercure Irelands future,

[malachy1847]

@Soliloquy657 what of the future of the "Kosovo" poeple... on your Profile you state that Quote...... "Kosovo is SERB".......

[mavner99]

I doubt the Danann would have handed over Eire with such ease and folly.

[sssyria]

VIVA EU!