Who said "A poet must be a thinking being and a feeling being."?

This quote is attributed to Seamus Heaney.

A poet must be a thinking being and a feeling being. - Seamus Heaney

"A poet must be a thinking being and a feeling being."

Seamus Heaney Literature

Poet Irish 1939–2013

"Between my finger and my thumb the squat pen rests; snug as a gun."

"Whatever is given can be taken away."

"The main thing is to get the mood right."

"Happiness, I have discovered, is nearly always a rebound from hard work."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."