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# Poet

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2023
Tony Duffin: Shane MacGowan was more than a Fairytale…
Tony Duffin
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Celebrated poet Brendan Kennelly dies aged 85
'His legacy is immense': Irish poet Derek Mahon has died, aged 78
'The foremost female poet of her generation': Eavan Boland has died aged 75
State spends €650k on WB Yeats' furniture and letters to his wife
Bohs appoint Irish football's first ever 'Poet in Residence'
One day I was broke... then I got a call that changed everything
Ireland's 'poet of the people' honoured for a lifetime's great work
Seamus Heaney honoured with 'Poetry House' in hometown of Bellaghy
Meet the world’s most talented 70-year-old goalkeeper
Column: How did this young woman scandalise her entire village? By writing poetry.
Kim Longinotto
Have you read Paul Simon's moving tribute to Seamus Heaney yet?
“Don’t be afraid”: Seamus Heaney’s final words remembered at poignant goodbye
The New York Times pays tribute to Seamus Heaney
Here’s What Happened Today: Friday
Taoiseach: 'Seamus Heaney's death brings great sorrow to Ireland'
Poet Seamus Heaney passes away aged 74
QUIZ: How well do you know Seamus Heaney?
Videos: Tributes to the late poet Dennis O'Driscoll
National Library releases documents from Roger Casement's incarceration
Adrienne Rich dies aged 82
Chinese dissident poet charged with subversion
Remains of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda to be exhumed
Tomas Tranströmer wins Nobel literature prize