Longley remained in Belfast as the Troubles worsened, writing a number of collections of poetry while working full time for ...

But this came against the backdrop of the Troubles in Northern Ireland – his first poems appeared in the early 1970s – and along with friends and contemporaries such as Seamus Heaney and Derek ...

Michael Longley, who has died aged 85, was a poet whose graceful and careful work made him one of the most cherished writers in Northern Ireland and, for some, the English-reading world. Longley’s ...

Irish poet Michael Longley has died aged 85. The acclaimed poet was born in Belfast in July 1939 and lived in the city until ...

Tributes have been paid to the acclaimed Belfast-born poet Michael Longley, who has died at the age of 85. The President of ...

Michael Longley, who has died aged 85, was a poet whose graceful and careful work made him one of the most cherished writers ...

Michael Longley will be recognised as one of the greatest poets that Ireland has ever produced, and it has long been my ...

Michael Longley has been described as a prince of the English language after his death at the age of 85. One of Ireland’s ...

Michael Longley, a key figure in contemporary poetry, has died at the age of 85, his publishers at Jonathan Cape have ...

A BBC radio star and acclaimed poet has died aged 85 as touching tributes pour in. Michael Longley was born in Belfast in ...