Poet Seamus Heaney dies
Irish poet and playwright Seamus Heaney, who won the Nobel Prize for literature, has died aged 74, according to BBC News.
Bill Clinton: Heaney was ' a powerful voice for peace'
Former US president Bill Clinton praised Seamus Heaney as "our finest poet of the rhythms of ordinary lives" and a "powerful voice for peace" in a tribute tonight.
Mr Clinton and his wife Hillary said they were saddened to learn of the death of their "friend".
"Both his stunning work and his life were a gift to the world.
"His mind, heart, and his uniquely Irish gift for language made him our finest poet of the rhythms of ordinary lives and a powerful voice for peace.
"And he was a good and true friend," the Clintons said.
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