Acclaimed NI poet dies at 85

Acclaimed NI poet dies at 85

The acclaimed poet Michael Longley has died aged 85.

Longley was born in Belfast in July 1939 and lived in the city until his death, which was announced on Thursday.

He went to school at Royal Belfast Academical Institution before studying at Trinity College Dublin, where he became immersed in poetry.

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