Tributes have been paid to the acclaimed Belfast-born poet Michael Longley ... End of facebook post by Colin Davidson A number of tributes have been paid to Michael Longley on Thursday.

“Michael the poet was a secular priest ... Dame Mary Peters, and artist Colin Davidson, who had painted Longley. Members of local organisations such the Belfast Literary Society, the Belfast ...

Irish president Michael D Higgins led the tributes to Mr Longley, and said he learned of his death with “the deepest sadness”. “I regarded him as a peerless poet with at least three poetic ...