I wrote my first song when I was 14,” Liz Longley recalled. “I remember at a school recital; I had a solo and was going to do ...

Poet Michael Longley touched souls with just a few words, funeral hears - The acclaimed Belfast poet died last month aged 85.

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

The funeral of acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley has taken place in Belfast. Mr Longley died in hospital at the age of ...

Michael Longley, who has died aged 85, was a poet whose graceful and careful work made him one of the most cherished writers of Northern Ireland and, for some, the English-reading world.

Many tributes have been paid to the poet Michael Longley who sadly died last week, all of them richly deserved.  His ...

Ian McMillan's guests are the poets Don Paterson, Zena Edwards, and John McAuliffe who's celebrating fellow poet Michael Longley - and we also hear a new 'eartoon' on the origin of words for numbers, ...

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

Ireland has lost one of its leading literary figures following the death of the multiple award-winning poet, Michael Longley. The last survivor of the Belfast triumvirate of poets which also ...

Tributes have been paid to the acclaimed Belfast-born poet Michael Longley, who has died at the age of 85. The President of Ireland Michael D Higgins said he regarded him "as a peerless poet" and that ...

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