Acclaimed Northern Irish poet Michael Longley dies aged 85
The multi-award-winning poet Michael Longley has died at the age of 85. Longley was born in Belfast in 1939 and lived in the city until his death, which was announced on Thursday. In the late 1950s he moved to Dublin to study at Trinity College and there, in the company of fellow student poets, including Derek Mahon and Brendan Kennelly, he became immersed in poetry.
At Trinity he met his futur...
24th January 2025
Peter Gizzi wins £25,000 TS Eliot prize
American poet Peter Gizzi has won this year’s £25,000 TS Eliot Prize for his collection Fierce Elegy, described by the chair of judges, Mimi Khalvati as “infinitely sad, yet resolute, and so alive in body and spirit”.
The collection draws on the Michigan-born poet’s experience of losing his broth...
14th January 2025
‘You can’t take the Bradford out of us’: poet Kirsty Taylor as City of Culture is launched
Bradford-born poet, spoken word artist and playwright Kirsty Taylor is the dramaturg – the literary adviser - of Bradford 2025 City of Culture, which was launched on Friday night in front of a packed ...
11th January 2025
Imtiaz Dharker awarded OBE in New Year's Honours
The poet, artist and film-maker Imtiaz Dharker has been awarded an OBE for services to the arts in the 2025 New Year’s Honours List. Dharker was awarded the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry in 2014 and b...
3rd January 2025
