Human Chain

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Human Chain is a late poetry collection by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney that reflects on memory, mortality, and human connection with his characteristic lyrical clarity.

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Human Chain canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
poetry collection
author Seamus Heaney
awarded Forward Prize for Best Collection
surface form: Forward Poetry Prize for Best Collection
countryOfPublication United Kingdom
criticalReception widely acclaimed
firstEditionPublicationYear 2010
follows District and Circle
genre poetry
hasISBN 9780571253636
hasPoem Album
Chanson d’Aventure
Eelworks
Human Chain self-link
Miracle
Route 110
The Butts
The Conway Stewart
The Door Was Open and the House Was Dark
The Riverbank Field
hasSection I
II
III
Route 110 sequence
The Riverbank Field sequence
includedIn Seamus Heaney bibliography
language English
literaryForm lyric poetry
notableAspect late work in Seamus Heaney’s career
meditation on illness and recovery
reflection on the Troubles in Northern Ireland
numberOfPoems approx. 70
publicationYear 2010
publisher Faber and Faber
shortlistedFor Griffin Poetry Prize
T. S. Eliot Prize
surface form: TS Eliot Prize
style formal control
lyrical clarity
plainspoken diction
subjectOf literary criticism
theme aging
family
history
human connection
landscape and place
memory
mortality
violence and conflict

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Seamus Heaney notableWork Human Chain
Human Chain hasPoem Human Chain self-link