Northern Ireland-born poet Derek Mahon, whose verse brought consolation to many during the coronavirus pandemic, has died, his publisher said. Mahon’s publisher, Gallery Press, announced 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 ...

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. The poem resonated when ...

Derek Mahon wrote great poems and that makes him a great poet. He wrote immortal poems and that makes him an immortal poet. Almost exactly 52 years ago I reviewed his first collection Night ...

The winner of this year's Irish Times Poetry Now award is the Belfast-born poet Derek Mahon for Against the Clock (Gallery Press). This is the third time Mahon has won this award, having ...