Archive: The Kaleidoscope and the Destroyer: What Good is Poetry?
200 views · Published 10 July 2014 · 53:52 · Indexed 10 November 2026
Channel: UW Video · 2014 · Education
Seamus Heaney gives an account of his own belief in the good of poetry, concentrating on a few poets and poems in a general sense, to explain how poetry was thought about, valued, and defended in the past. He discusses how these general considerations have affected his own writing as he has experienced the crisis in Ireland over the past 30 years. 2/4/1999 The University of Washington is committed to ensuring digital accessibility in our services, programs, and activities. If you encounter accessibility barriers using videos found on this channel, please contact UW Video at [email protected].
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