b. 1939
Birthplace: Ireland (Belfast)
Major Influences
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Original Greek and Latin Source(s)
Homer, Horace, Ovid, Propertius, Theocritus, Virgil
Mediating Sources
Associations with Literary Period/Movements
The Belfast 'Group' (Longley's 1973 collection An Exploded View Was dedicated 'for Derek, Seamus and Jimmy' = Mahon, Heaney, Simmons)