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Michael Longley, Northern Irish poet who ranged from nature and classics to the Troubles

Longley resisted the temptation ‘to write the poem of the latest [terrorist] atrocity. We knew there was no point in versifying opinion’ - Irish Eye/Alamy Michael Longley, who has died aged 85, was a ...
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Michael Longley’s poetry perfectly blends Irish political and pastoral themes

Michael Longley at the Corrymeela Peace Center in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland, in July 2012. (Wikimedia Commons) The death of the poet Michael Longley on Jan. 22, 2025, at the age of 85 did not ...
The New York Times

Michael Longley, 85, Northern Irish Poet of Nature and ‘the Troubles,’ Dies

“Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t Homeric in length: “Michael was a miniaturist.” By Joanne Kaufman Michael ...

Poet Michael Longley touched souls with just a few words, funeral hears

Acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley managed to touch the souls of people with just a few words, his funeral has heard.
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Tributes after poet Michael Longley dies aged 85

Tributes have been paid to the acclaimed Belfast-born poet Michael Longley, who has died at the age of 85. The President of Ireland Michael D Higgins said he regarded him "as a peerless poet" and that ...

Mourners attend funeral of Belfast poet Michael Longley

The funeral of acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley has taken place in Belfast. Mr Longley died in hospital at the age of ...