The son of acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley said his family have been “overwhelmed” with the outpouring of love ...

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

Michael Longley, the Irish poet whose long career included more than 40 books, died last week. He was lauded by literary, ...

ACCLAIMED Belfast poet Michael Longley managed to touch the souls of people with just a few words, his funeral has heard.

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

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 ...

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

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

The funeral of acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley will take place later. Mr Longley died in hospital at the age of 85 on ...

Belfast-born writer Michael Longley has been remembered as “one of the greatest poets that Ireland has ever produced” following his death aged 85. Tributes have been paid to the poet, described as ...

Michael Longley was today hailed as one of Ireland’s greatest poets following his death aged 85. Irish president Michael D ...