Burns, principal benefactor of the John J. Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections at Boston College, which holds premier collections of manuscripts and first and early editions of all ...

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

In an interview with The Irish News in October, Longley still refused to refer to himself as a poet. “You mustn’t take yourself or your work too seriously,” he said. “If someone describes ...

Irish poet Michael Longley has died aged 85. The acclaimed poet was born in Belfast in July 1939 and lived in the city until his death. Mr Longley went to school at Royal Belfast Academical ...