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My Poetry Readings with Declan Walsh

My Poetry Readings is a podcast of poetry, from Ireland and elsewhere.Presented by Sligo based, Declan Walsh, (who is neither a poet or English literature scholar!) , it is a podcast of his journey to revisit the poems that may have shaped our lives and perhaps discovering new ones along the way.Each episode in this series includes an introduction to a popular poem, it’s this writer and the actual reading of the poem - leaving the interpretation of the poem to yourself.Check it out on https://mypoetryreadingswithdeclanwalsh.buzzsprout.com/

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'The Cure at Troy' - by Seamus Heaney (S1E7)

February 13, 2021 • Season 1 • Episode 7

About the Poem

The Cure at Troy was written in 1990 for the Field Day Theatre Company, and is an adapted version of the ancient tragic Greek play, Philoctetes, written by Sophocles – which takes place in the closing days of the Trojan War.

The resonance of this ancient tale with that of the Troubles in Northern Ireland and perhaps the struggle of the Apartheid movement in South Africa, was a major attraction to Seamus Heaney,

The poem, at its heart, addresses questions of personal morality, deceit and political expediency, suffering and healing.
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About the Poet

Seamus Justin Heaney was an Irish poet, playwright and Nobel Laureate.

He was and is still recognised as one of the principal contributors to poetry in Ireland during his lifetime and often described as "the most important Irish poet since Yeats"

HE won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995 – with what the Nobel committee described as "works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past’’.

His epitaph is taken from one of his poems ‘The Gravel Walks’ and reads
"Walk on air against your better judgement”.

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Declan
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Favorite Reading Versions (YouTube Links)

Seamus Heaney - The Cure at Troy (V1)
Seamus Heaney - The Cure at Troy (V2)

President Joe Biden - The Cure at Troy
President Joe Biden/Lin Manuel Miranda

President Bill Clinton - Derry 1995

Other links

Seamus Heaney - Website

Seamus Heaney HomePlace Website

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