Derek Mahon

I was sad to hear of the death, on Thursday, of Derek Mahon, some of whose collections, most notably The Hunt By Night (OUP, 1982) and An Autumn Wind (Gallery Press, 2010), are among my very favourites. He was a supremely elegant poet. Over at The High Window, David Cooke has re-posted an excellent overview of Mahon’s career.

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