Does "Blackberry Picking" by Seamus Heaney have a deliberate meter?

Question

Does "Blackberry Picking" by Seamus Heaney have a deliberate meter?

Answer 1

Thank you for exposing me to this lovely poem. I notice that the meter is choppy, but not specific, and I also notice that some lines catch and some lines flow, kind of like kids bounding through a thorn-field. I really like that about it.

Sometimes in writing, the speed of the words is more important than the technical meter. I am not an expert on meter however, so this is just a layman's opinion.

Answer 2

Well here's a link to the poem for anyone who wants it.

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/blackberr...

It's meter is roughly iambic pentameter but it has some variation.