Poet Michael Longley

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Michael Longley

Living place: Northern Ireland

Birthday: 27-7-1939 (85 years old)

Global rank: #95578

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Who is Poet Michael Longley?
Northern Irish poet known for his burning gorse, An Exploded View, Man Perched on a Wall, and other works. He has received both the Hawthornden Prize and the T. S. Eliot Prize for a 2000 collection of poems entitled The Weather in Japan.
He received honorary doctorates from Trinity College, Dublin and Queen's University, Belfast.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He attended the Royal Belfast Academical Institute before studying Classics at Trinity College, Dublin. His poetic work debut was published in 1965.

Family life info

He married Edna Longley, a literary critic. The couple raised three children.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Poet Michael Longley?
He and Northern Ireland co-author Seamus Heaney were born in the same year. The two men were both recipients of the prestigious T. S. Eliot Prize.

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When was Poet Michael Longley born?
Michael Longley birthday 27-7-1939 (at the age of 85).
Where is Poet Michael Longley's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Michael Longley was born in . is a Poet, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Cat. Michael Longley's global rank is 95578 and whose rank is 1127 in list of famous Poet.
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Events in 1939 and 27-7

Events in the world in the birth year of Michael Longley

  • Germany invades Poland; occupies Bohemia and Moravia; renounces pact with England and concludes 10-year non-aggression pact with U.S.S.R.
  • Russo-Finnish War begins; Finns to lose one-tenth of territory in 1940 peace treaty.
  • World War II begins.

Birthday Michael Longley (27-7) in history

  • Day 27-7 year 1861: Union general George B. McClellan was put in command of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War.
  • Day 27-7 year 1940: Billboard magazine published its first singles record chart (for the week of July 20).
  • Day 27-7 year 1953: An armistice was signed ending the Korean War.
  • Day 27-7 year 1974: The House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach Richard Nixon for obstructing justice in the Watergate case.
  • Day 27-7 year 1995: The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC.
  • Day 27-7 year 1996: A pipe bomb exploded in an Atlanta park during the Olympic Games.
  • Day 27-7 year 2003: Lance Armstrong won his fifth straight Tour de France, tying Miguel Indurain's record.
  • Day 27-7 year 2012: The 2012 Summer Olympics began in London.
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