A new outdoor visitor experience, which allows people to listen to Seamus Heaney reading his poetry in the locations which inspired him, will begin in Co Derry on Monday. The Open Ground experience, which is part of the Seamus Heaney Home Place in Bellaghy, link Heaney’s poems to five places in south Derry, which held particular significance for his writing. Open Ground – which has been developed by Mid Ulster District Council, which manages the Seamus Heaney Home Place – features on-site listening posts and interpretation panels explaining each location’s connection to Heaney’s poetry. Open Ground will be launched on Monday by the poet’s widow, Marie Heaney, and the chairman of Mid Ulster Council, Cathal Mallaghan. “I consider it an honour to be launching Open Ground and to celebrate further the man, his work and his deep connections to this area.”For more see: seamusheaneyhome.com

Source: The Irish Times June 06, 2021 23:01 UTC