Tuesday, 6 June 2017

WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY - SEAMUS HEANEY's BIRD INSPIRATIONS (Part 2)

This Seamus Heaney Museum is so well laid out in various sections and today I am showing you one that is called " inspiration and imagination".  As I said yesterday, (CLICK HERE) if you missed that post) today I am featuring the birds that inspired some of his poems. 






I divided it  so you could read it more easily.








The Bittern was stuffed and sat on his desk and if you look in tomorrow you will also see it in the last portrait he had done and it in itself has an interesting story.

I am linking to Wild Bird Wednesday.(Stewart, excuse me this week because although these birds are wild, they are no longer with us!

Many thanks for visiting and also for all your comments.
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14 comments:

  1. Ginny Hartzler6 June 2017 at 14:15

    The blackbird poem is gorgeous, deep, and sorrowful. I am so glad you printed it! It is just as good, or almost as good as Poe's The Raven. I put the computer screen up to my nose to read it, then scrolled and saw you had made it large for us! A new and beautiful poem for me!

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  2. Elephant's Child6 June 2017 at 14:23

    Birds have, and will inspired so many artists. Across genres.

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  3. Ragged Robin6 June 2017 at 20:08

    Such an interesting series of posts. Thanks for showing the poem - it is beautiful :)

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  4. eileeninmd6 June 2017 at 20:51

    Hello, I enjoyed the Blackbird and the poem! Interesting exhibit. Happy Tuesday, enjoy your day!

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  5. Stewart M6 June 2017 at 22:32

    The birds are not wild - they are livid!!

    I have a translation of Beowulf by SH on the book shelf to my right!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  6. Neesie7 June 2017 at 00:59

    I've discovered that I'm a huge bird fan since I started blogging...whether painting or photographing them. Great photos and poem. Can I ask a bird related question...how do you get the wild birds to feed from your hand! I have masses of visitors and three separate feeding areas, but would seriously love to have them come on my hand.
    Thanks for sharing once again :D

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  7. ♥ Łucja-Maria ♥7 June 2017 at 01:33

    I love birds. They give us a lot of joy with their singing.
    Margaret, I like your account and photos.
    Greetings.

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  8. Jo7 June 2017 at 04:45

    What an interesting take on how you've joined Wild Bird Wednesday this week. So fascinating the birds that influenced Seamus Heaney.

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  9. Christine7 June 2017 at 07:38

    Really unusual & interesting to see the link between his poems & these beautiful photos of the birds!

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  10. Bill 7 June 2017 at 07:56

    Nice documenting of what is there. Well done.

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  11. Stuart Price7 June 2017 at 13:03

    I love the sounds of Blackbirds singing in the gardens when I go home. Quite unlike Japan where there is little birdsong in the towns.......

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  12. Rohrerbot8 June 2017 at 02:22

    I love anytime a museum or wildlife area does a focus on birds, living or on display because it teaches us about our history with birds and how important conservation is. Have a great week!

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  13. DeniseinVA8 June 2017 at 03:13

    Another great post Margaret. I love reading poetry and now I will be adding a book of Seamus Heaney to our bookshelf :)

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  14. Phil Slade9 June 2017 at 04:28

    I knew little of Seamus Heaney but I do now. Thanks Margaret. Phil (Stuart)!!

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