RaveThe Guardian (UK)The editors have taken the admirable decision to leave the published volumes intact, so that their careful ordering, something Heaney learned from Yeats, remains in place ... There are a surprising number of these uncollected poems, and what surprises too is the richness of these previously undisclosed seams ... What impresses is the consistency and the variety, coupled with the continuing ability to surprise us, for while Heaney always hugs the shore of tradition, he is not afraid to experiment, developing and deepening his craft.
