Faber is to publish The Poems of Seamus Heaney later this year, edited by Rosie Lavan and Bernard O’Donoghue with Matthew Hollis. It’s described as the definitive edition of  Heaney’s poetry, featuring a number of previously unpublished poems from the Nobel prize-winning poet. The volume will be published on 9 October 2025.

The Poems of Seamus Heaney encompasses all the poems Heaney published in his lifetime as well as a small number that appeared after his death: 12 single collections, from Death of a Naturalist (1966) to Human Chain (2010), and poems published in pamphlets, journals or magazines with limited circulation. In addition, the book includes a selection of previously unpublished material.

In advance of The Poems, Faber is also set to mark the 50th anniversary of Heaney’s collection North with a reissued edition of the collection in hardback, reproduced in its original typeface and jacket.