Analysis of Poems by Seamus Heaney
Analysis of Poems by Seamus Heaney
Blackberry – Picking is a poem by Seamus Heaney, dedicated to Philip Hobsbaum. The poem is a description of Heaney’s childhood down memory lane. It describes his favorite activity of blackberry – picking in August, during harvest time. This, he liked to do along with his friend. The blackberry picking highlights the importance of struggle in everybody’s lives. The very beautiful berries are not left to rejoice in their beauty. They are soon converted into stinking wine, which represents the different facets of life, thus submerging the beauty of the blackberry. Heaney tries ...
