Michael Longley

Michael Longley CBE (27 July 1939 – 22 January 2025) was an Irish poet born in Belfast.

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"If I knew where poems come from . I'd go there."

- Michael Longley

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"What good poetry and good prose have in common is vitality of rhythm ."

- Michael Longley

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"Poetry's only crucial attribute is rhythm. This is its heartbeat.This makes it memorable. If the rhythm falters , then the poem dies of heart failure."

- Michael Longley

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"By definition , if prose is a river, poetry is a fountain."

- Michael Longley

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