Michael Longley
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| Longley reading his poetry at the Corrymeela Peace Centre near Ballycastle, County Antrim, July 2012 | |
| Born | 17 July 1939 |
| Place of Birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Awards | Whitbread Poetry Prize T. S. Eliot Prize Hawthornden Prize |
Michael Longley Template:Post-nominals (27 July 1939 – 22 January 2025) was a Northern Irish poet.[1] During his career, he won the Whitbread Poetry Prize, the T. S. Eliot Prize and the Hawthornden Prize. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Longley died from problems caused by hip surgery at a hospital in Belfast on 22 January 2025, at the age of 85.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Poet Michael Longley dies aged 85". BBC News. 23 January 2025. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vmg9nmm33o.
- ↑ "Michael Longley, Northern Irish poet with interests from nature and classics to the Troubles". The Telegraph. 23 January 2025. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/01/23/michael-longley-northern-ireland-nature-troubles-heaney/.
- ↑ "Michael Longley obituary: acclaimed Northern Irish poet". The Times. 24 January 2025. https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/michael-longley-obituary-acclaimed-northern-irish-poet-h0mfdps0h.