Published in 1984, Station Island represents the further growth of Heaney as a poet, and the pilgrimage thus far.

The title poem, 'Station Island' is set on Lough Derg, an island that has been a site of pilgrimage for over a thousand years. Using the voice of the legendary King Sweeney, it is a self-critical, reviewing autobiographical quest for moving forward, continuing to push artistic boundaries. (From Faber and Faber)