Nobel Prize Winner's Wise Words Frame NYT Op-Ed

On Dec. 7, 1995, Irish playwright and poet Seamus Heaney accepted the Nobel Prize for Literature. The speech he gave that day in Sweden was later published under the title Crediting Poetry. Today, from that speech, a key passage anchors the headline and first paragraph of New York Times op-ed columnist Roger Cohen’s piece about the current Middle East turmoil:

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For those interested in acquainting themselves with the genius of Heaney, who passed away last year, a great place to start is the iPad App Five Fables.

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