Michael Longley

January 9, 2024
Poet

Quick Facts

Michael Longley
Full Name Michael Longley
Occupation Poet
Date Of Birth Jul 27, 1939(1939-07-27)
Age 85
Birthplace Belfast
Country United Kingdom
Birth City Northern Ireland
Horoscope Cancer

Michael Longley Biography

Name Michael Longley
Birthday Jul 27
Birth Year 1939
Place Of Birth Belfast
Home Town Northern Ireland
Birth Country United Kingdom
Birth Sign Cancer
Children(s) Sarah Longley

Michael Longley is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on July 27, 1939 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. He is a Northern Irish poet, best known for Gorse Fires and An Exploded view, Man Lying on a Wall, as well as other works. He was awarded the T.S. He was awarded the Eliot Prize in 2000 for his poetry collection, The Weather in Japan.

He was born the same year as fellow Northern Irish author Seamus Hethery. Both men received the T.S. Eliot Prize.

Edna Longley was a literary critic. He married her. They had three children together.

Michael Longley Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Poet
House Living in own house.

Michael Longley is one of the richest Poet from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Longley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After attending the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, he studied Classics at Trinity College in Dublin. In 1965, he published his first poem.

He was awarded honorary doctoral degrees by Queen’s University Belfast and Trinity College, Dublin.

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Who is Michael Longley Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Michael Longley celebrates birthday on July 27 of every year.

Where does Michael Longley live?

Over 50 years he has spent much time in Carrigskeewaun, County Mayo , which has inspired much of his poetry. His wife, Edna, is a critic on modern Irish and British poetry. They have three children. Their daughter is artist Sarah Longley.

When was Michael Longley born?

July 27, 1939 (age 82 years)

What is the poem Ceasefire about?

Michael Longley and a Summary of Ceasefire Ceasefire is a poem Michael Longley wrote in response to the sectarian violence experienced by many in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, the fighting between various factions of nationalists and unionists from the 1960s up to1998.

What did Ciaran Carson write about?

Carson’s work is both political and personal as it engages recent history—including the Troubles and violence in Northern Ireland—and the past.

What is ceasefire agreement?

Summary: This ceasefire agreement calls for the separation of forces of the two sides and the deployment of a peacekeeping force from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the UN Military will serve as monitors/observers.

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