The Resume

(April 13, 1939-August 30, 2013)
Born near Castledawson, Northern Ireland
Wrote ‘Death of a Naturalist (1966),' ‘Wintering Out (1972),' ‘Field Work (1979),' ‘Station Island (1984),' ‘The Haw Lantern (1987),' ‘The Spirit Level (1996),' ‘ Electric Light (2001)' and ‘District and Circle (2006)'
Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature (1995)

Why he might be annoying:

His parents had nine children.
Many of his poems are about bogs.
Protestant critics called him ‘a well-known papist propagandist.'
He was accused of writing coded poetry endorsing the IRA.
Catholic nationalists claimed he was lukewarm on the question of independence.
His admirers are known as ‘Heaneyboppers.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He won a scholarship as a teenager to St. Columb's College.
His public readings often sold out, and his books are best sellers.
The Nobel committee praised his poetry for its ‘lyrical beauty and ethical depth.'
Robert Lowell called him ‘the most important Irish poet since Yeats.'
His cousin was assassinated by Protestant gunmen.
He was a fan of Eminem and has praised his ‘verbal energy.'

Credit: Georgina

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Poets
• 21st Century Poets
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [April] (Ranked: 4131939)
• Georgina/Devil Doll's Profiles [Series 1]
• I Attended Queen’s University [Belfast]
• I Died in 2013 (Ranked: 74)
• Look at Me, Hmmm, I'm Thinking
• Luscious Laddies
• Nobel Prize for Literature
• Nobody Told Me I'm Old
• Poets
• Profiles 19001-19250 (Ranked: 19106)
• Silver Foxes [Gray and Don't Care]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 61 Votes: 60.66% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 110 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 26 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 55.17% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 65.52% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 73 Votes: 67.12% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 54 Votes: 44.44% Annoying