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""The old Frost wizard would have relished that. It is beautifully and naturally constructed - the difficulty/challenge of repetitions managed with real style - but more important, there's a personal attitude, a tone of your own understanding in the whole thing."" - Seamus Heaney (on Scituate Beach - A Song of 1962)""2000 Harvard Summer Review - I'm happy to tell you that the judges unanimously decided to publish your poem which appears on page 72. Thanks very much for submitting your work to the Review; I congratulate you on its publication."" - Pat Bellanca, Ph.D., Director of Writing, Harvard University (on The Eighth Circle)

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Robert Breen was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, where he served for decades as a Boston firefighter. His poetry is deeply rooted in Irish-American heritage, working-class life, and the storytelling traditions of New England. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts Boston, Breen honed his craft through Harvard University's Summer Writing Program and has been published in The Harvard Summer Review. His work has earned numerous awards, including the Joy of the Pen competition and the Margaret F. Tripp Poetry Award.Breen's writing reflects a lifelong friendship with Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney, who celebrated Breen's fireman's helmet in his poem ""Helmet"" and considered Breen's work rich with personal voice and lyrical strength.He lives in Brunswick, Maine, with his wife, Karen, and continues to write about place, memory, and the endurance of ordinary people.

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