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Memory has always been fundamental for me. In fact, remembering what I had forgotten is the way most of the poems get started.
Seamus Heaney
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"Memory has always been fundamental for me. In fact, remembering what I had forgotten is the way most of the poems get started."
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Memory has always been fundamental for me. In fact, remembering what I had forgotten is the way most of the poems get started. — Seamus Heaney

About Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney was a Poet from Ireland (1939–2013).

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Seamus Heaney lived from 1939 – 2013.