‘One solace I have had over the past terrible year is the knowledge that John was – and is – deeply loved’
Few could touch the quick of things as John Montague did in his verses
John Montague remembered at funeral as poet of ‘wonder’
‘He would carry words through the noise of domesticity to drop them safely onto the page’
John Montague: A noble procession of poems has passed out of Irish life
Ulster poet had a ‘dramatic, engaged, fruitful literary life right to the end of his days’
President says Montague death ‘another great loss to Irish letters’
Higgins heard news ‘with sorrow’, describing him as ‘one of our finest poets’
Final homecoming for late poet John Montague
Leading figure in Irish contemporary literature published more than 30 books
Poet plays peacemaker as Montague’s adopted Nice is torn apart
John Montague and Elizabeth Wassell are heartbroken over the attack in Nice
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