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Michael Longley at 70

The renowned Belfast poet and professor of poetry for Ireland celebrates his seventieth birthday in 2009 with a look back over his life, reading a poem from each decade.

The renowned Belfast poet and professor of poetry for Ireland celebrates his seventieth birthday in 2009 with a look back over his life, reading a poem from each decade, including Wounds, his World War I homage to his father, Ceasefire, written after the IRA ceasefire in 1994, and Cloudberries, his most recent Scandinavian inspired love poem.

20 minutes

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Sun 19 Jul 2009 20:35

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  • Sun 19 Jul 2009 20:35