Heaney receives the David Cohen Prize for Literature.
Shortly before his 70th birthday, Heaney was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature in recognition of the "sheer scale" of his literary achivements. The prize is given every two years to a writer from Britain or Ireland in recognition of a lifetime's achievement. The judges, chaired by British poet laureate Andrew Motion, felt that Heaney was an obvious choice.
Heaney nominated Poetry Aloud, an annual poetry-speaking schools competition, as the recipient of a secondary prize.
| Title: | David Cohen Prize for Literature |
| Clip Duration: | 00:01:30 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | Award for a Lifetime's Achievement in Literature |
| Series Title: | RTÉ News |
| Information: | An RTÉ News report on Seamus Heaney receiving the David Cohen Prize for Literature. |
| Local Keywords: | Seamus Heaney, Poet, Poetry, Literature, David Cohen Prize for Literature, Andrew Motion, Poetry Aloud, Ray Kennedy |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | News |
| Topic: | Arts and Culture |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Ray Kennedy (Reporter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ One |
| Production Year: | 2009 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | BN09/077 |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 (widescreen) |
| Language: | English (eng) |
