Black Magic: Two Poems by Seamus Heaney

Read this essay on Substack! Read the poems: "The Early Purges" and "Limbo."Topics mentioned:-Poetry careerism in the 21st century-"The Iron Lyre"-The perennial appeal of the Gentleman Farmer Poet-Heaney's bog poems-The value of exposure to death-Rural vs. Urban morality-"The Need of Being Versed in Country Things" by Robert Frost-Piscine Christianity-"At the Fishhouses" by Elizabeth Bishop-My Yucatan travelogue-My most recent Sleerickets appearanceSupport the showVISIT MY WEBSITE HERE.BUY VERSECRAFT MERCH HERE.VISIT THE VERSECRAFT SUBSTACK HERE.Please subscribe, rate, and review! Thanks so much for listening.You can leave me a tip, support the podcast, or request a commission here! TikTok:  @versecraftSend me a note at: [email protected] favorite poetry podcasts for: Sharp thoughts and cutting truths (Matthew): Sleerickets  Lovely introspection and sensitive reflection (Alice): Poetry Says The landscape of Ohioan poetry (Jeremy): Poetry Spotlight  Supported in part by The Ohio Poetry AssociationArt by David Anthony KlugList of the most common metrical feet: Iamb: weak-STRONG (u /)Trochee: STRONG-weak (/ u)Anapest: weak-weak-STRONG (u u /)Amphibrach: weak-STRONG-weak (u / u)Dactyl: STRONG-weak-weak (/ u u)Cretic: STRONG-weak-STRONG (/ u /)Pyrrhic: weak-weak (u u)Spondee: STRONG-STRONG (/ /)