‘
Digging’ is written by Seamus
Heaney, an Irish poet. The poet is ready to write with a pen in his hand. He
visualizes that his father is working in the garden. He tells us about the memories of his father
working in fields when he was a young boy. He tells us about his grandfather
also. His grandfather was a peat
harvester. Eventually, he is ready to
write with his pen.
The poem tells us that three
generations of the poet are involved in digging. His grandfather and father are
farmers, doing hard work in the fields. His
grandfather dug turf, and his father dug potatoes. He is digging up his memories.
The poet breaks up the family tradition of hard work as a profession and
chooses to become a writer. He digs his
memories and writes about his native Ireland.
This poem depicts the
transformation of Ireland from an agricultural land to an industrial country.
(154 words)
