Quote of the day
I can only say that one's individual situation is more real and important to oneself than the devastations of fates and empires especially when they do not vitally affect oneself
John Montague

Born: February 28, 1929
Died: December 10, 2016 (aged 87)
Bio: John Montague was an Irish poet. He was born in New York and brought up in Tyrone. He has published a number of volumes of poetry, two collections of short stories and two volumes of memoir. He is one of the best known Irish contemporary poets.
Known for:
- The Rough Field (1972)
- Time in Armagh (1993)
- The great cloak (1978)
- Smashing the piano (1999)
- An occasion of sin (1992)






