In the last few days, thousands of people will be remembering
the day the met Seamus Heaney; experiencing the sadness one experiences on losing
a friend. He had that ability, with gentle smile and generous engagement, to make
a stranger a friend in a fleeting exchange.
It seems appropriate to listen again to his beautiful poem ‘When
all the others were away at Mass’, now that those encounters are memories.
This links to footage of him reciting some of his most
famous poems; ‘When all the others were away at Mass’ is included.
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