LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland-born poet Derek Mahon, whose verse brought consolation to many during the coronavirus pandemic, has died, his publisher said. He was 78. Mahon’s publisher ...

By Neil Genzlinger Derek Mahon, a leading Irish poet whose verses could be lyrical or pessimistic, somber or witty, classically structured but full of contemporary themes, died on Friday at his ...

Derek Mahon, the Belfast-born poet whose verse “Everything is going to be alright” consoled millions during the height of the pandemic, has died after a short illness. He was 78. The poem ...

He says the capsized boat in the Mediterranean Sea made him think of Derek Mahon's "A Disused Shed in ... this growing group of people who take such grave risks to try to have better lives ...

Belfast-born poet whose work would transcend the Troubles and win him a prestigious lifetime achievement award Empathy with the dispossessed: Poet Derek Mahon Derek Mahon, who has died aged 78 ...

Derek Mahon, who has died, was one of the great poets of his generation. His most celebrated poem, A Disused Shed in Co Wexford, was described by John Banville as “the best single poem written ...

Derek Mahon, one of the foremost contemporary Irish poets, died in Cork on Thursday night after a short illness. He was 78. His poem, Everything is Going to be All Right, a short lyric of solace ...

In this autobiographical film, the late Derek Mahon revisits his childhood in north Belfast, as well as travelling to Dublin and London to reconnect with friends and fellow poets. Show more ...

The poet Derek Mahon is a superb recorder of loss and master of the elegy. He is also passionate about guarding against the crush of market forces in the arts – so what drove him to take part in ...