Two books on Seamus Heaney have recently been published in Italy: Paolo Febbraro’s essay Leggere Seamus Heaney and Marco Sonzogni’s translation into Italian of Death of a Naturalist. Both Paolo Febbraro and Marco Sonzogni treasure their encounter with Seamus Heaney as a turning point in their lives. So does poet and Rai journalist Luigia Sorrentino. In 2013, in Rome, she realized a touching interview with Seamus Heaney which will be shown for the first time in Ireland on June 12th at the Institute.Our “Italian homage” to Seamus Heaney, will be introduced and moderated by Giuliana Adamo (Trinity College Dublin)