Working with the texts of an exciting, exacting poet and a singer-muse who has inspired almost all of his operatic work, ...

Working with the texts of an exciting, exacting poet and a singer-muse who has inspired almost all of his operatic work, composer Michael Hersch probes the infinite distance at the heart of ...

President Michael D Higgins has conferred the honour of Saoi of Aosdána on the poet Paul Muldoon.

Michael Leunig, one of Australia’s most loved cartoonists for more than half a century, is farewelled at Melbourne’s St ...

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

WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has informed Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, that he will no longer be chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, according to a GOP leadership source and ...

Horner, and George Michael are among some of the most notable alumni of Watford, Bushey, and Three Rivers schools.

Michael Longley, a key figure in contemporary poetry, has died at the age of 85, his publishers at Jonathan Cape have announced. The Northern Irish poet died on 22nd January 2025 in hospital ...

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 ...

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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, one of Ireland’s leading poets, died on Wednesday night in Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital following a short illness. His 13 collections have received many awards, including ...