Now Strike Your Note

Seamus Heaney was a great fan of James Joyce; when he appeared on Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island discs’ in 1989, it was Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ he chose as the one book he would take to the desert island. There is also no denying he was a great influence on Heaney, appearing to him as a veritable voice of wisdom in the twelve-part poem ‘Station Island,’ advising him to strike his note.

This Bloomsday weekend, join us for a special tour of the Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again exhibition on Saturday 14th June at 1pm where you can discover all the indelible connections between these two masters of the pen.