Though it was not part of our readings, I really enjoyed Heaney's "The Underground." His simplistic style of writing is what makes his work so different than the other poets we've read this semester. Though I don't always seem to be interested in the subject matter he wrote about, I definitely respect his ability to write about things we may easily pass by as being "boring."
For me, "The Underground" reminded me of a specific time I was trying to catch the L train in NY. My friend and I were late for our lunch reservation, so we were running through the subway. The poem was so vivid that it brought me back to that place two summers ago. I recall sitting on the train looking at a woman across from me with her child and her husband, who was holding his daughter's pink bicycle.
It was really interesting how the most simplistic poem could be the one poem that makes you remember a little happening in your life. I never had that type of a connection with a poem before. Thank you, Heaney.
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