Seamus Heaney’s new book…

… is sold out before most people have even heard about it. The Riverbank Field, consists of only two new poems - ‘The Riverbank Field’ and the 12-section ‘Route 110′ - that are to feature in an upcoming Faber & Faber collection. They are accompanied by suitably earthy paintings and pen drawings by Martin Gale, commissioned for the book. Published by Gallery Press it came in 500 numbered and signed copies, 450 of which were for sale at €100 each. They sold out almost immediately, and have been fending buyers off ever since, despite it arriving completely under the media radar.

UPDATE: Pete at Slugger O’Toole has been good enough to scan pages of his copy and out them online. Hope it didn’t damage the spine…

Here’s a page as found on the Kenny’s site, where a copy is for sale for an unsaid price.