Michael Longley
Michael Longley (1939–2025) was a British poet, writer and teacher.
Overview
Born at Belfast in 1939, died at Belfast in 2025.
In detail
Michael Longley studied at Trinity College, Dublin and Royal Belfast Academical Institution. the recorded working language is English.
Membership is recorded of Aosdána, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Royal Society of Literature.
Distinctions recorded are Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Cholmondeley Award, Eric Gregory Award and King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry.
Sources
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“Michael Longley”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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