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An evening in memory of Seamus Heaney

The Embassy organised an evening in memory of the late Seamus Heaney at the State Library for Foreign Literature. The Ambassador and a number of Russian speakers paid tribute to the work and the legacy of Seamus Heaney. The special guest speaker was his long time friend and colleague, Pulitzer prize winning poet, Paul Muldoon.

Paul Muldoon speaking at an event held in memory of Seamus Heaney, May 2014