Seamus Heaney, one of Irelands most famous poets, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995.Heaney addresses many issues in his poetry. Although he grew up through the time of sectarian killings, riots and bombs his poetry rarely addresses the political issues; instead Heaney approaches the subject carefully in a metaphorical way. Heaney doesn't push his views or opinions in his poetry. His writing is factual and objective. I think Heaneys best work is represented in the poems A Constable Calls, The Tollund Man, Lightening VIII and The Skunk.

A Constable Calls one of the more simple poems that Heaney has written. The poem set in the times of the troubles in Northern Ireland. An R.U.C officer (the constable) is doing his rounds on the catholic households checking what's planted on their land. The poem is told through the eyes of...