Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
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)