 Dr. Rand Brandes tells the story of the title "Field Work" in "The Cambridge Companion to Seamus Heaney".Heaney originally wanted to name the work “Polder.” His editor, Charles Monteith, insisted that Heaney change the title because readers may not be able to pronounce the word.Heaney then wanted the title “Easter Water,” but this name was also discarded in favor of the final name