John Montague
Irish poet whose The Rough Field is a long autobiographical poem addressing Ulster's history and the divisions of Ireland. He cofounded the Dolmen Press.
Works
- Poisoned LandsPoetry exploring environmental devastation and loss of traditional ways of rural life
- A Chosen LightPoetry collection celebrating light and transcendence amid suffering and historical trauma
- TidesPoetry exploring temporal cycles and natural rhythms through meditation on change and continuity
- The Rough FieldSequence of poems mapping personal and cultural history of an Irish county and its people
- The Great CloakPoetry collection exploring love and sensuality through Irish landscape and mythology