WebMichael Longley (b.1939, Belfast) is a central figure in contemporary Irish poetry. A forceful figure within the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, where he founded the literary … WebFeb 6, 2012 · You would rhyme off the flavours. That was before. They murdered the ice-cream man on the Lisburn Road. And you bought carnations to lay outside his shop. I named for you all the wild flowers of the Burren. I had seen in one day: thyme, valerian, loosestrife, Meadowsweet, tway blade, crowfoot, ling, angelica, Herb robert, marjoram, cow parsley ...

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WebDec 12, 2016 · Michael Longley has written more than 20 books of poetry including Collected Poems, Gorse Fires, The Stairwell and his most recent collection, The … third anniversary

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WebMichael Longley, “Miscarriage,” published in An Exploded View: Poems 1968-1972 (Gollancz, 1973) (out of print) ... Assistant Professor of English at Hillsdale College to look at three … WebMichael Longley is an Anglo-Irish poet. In 1958, He began studying Classics at Trinity College Dublin, after which he worked as a teacher in Dublin, London and Belfast. In … One of twin boys, Michael Longley was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to English parents, Longley was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, and subsequently read Classics at Trinity College, Dublin, where he edited Icarus. He was the Ireland Professor of Poetry from 2007 to 2010, a cross-border academic post set up in 1998, previously held by John Montague, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, and Paul Durcan. He was succeeded in 2010 by Harry Clifton. North American editio… third anniversary present