John Montague
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| English Poet | ||
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| John Montague | ||
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| Born | Feb. 8, 1929 | |
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| Nationality | Irish American | |
| Influences | Patrick Kavanagh, W.B. Yeats | |
| Influenced | Eavan Boland, Seamus Heaney | |
| On the ciricculum in | 2007, 2008, 2009 | |
| Appeared on past paper | 2007 | |
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John Montague was born in New York (28 February 1929) and brought up in Fermanagh. He has published a number of volumes of poetry, two collections of short stories and a memoir. He is one of the best known Irish contemporary poets. In 1998 he became the first occupant of the Irish Chair of Poetry.
