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John Montague's life and work is explored in Adrian Frazier's new biography

John Montague: A Poet's Life - an extract from the new biography

We present an extract from John Montague: A Poet's Life, Adrian Frazier's new biography of the celebrated poet, who passed away in 2026 aged 87.

Books • 04 Mar

Carl Phillips joins Olivia O'Leary on The Poetry Programme

A poem for Halloween from The Poetry Progrmme

Books • 29 Oct 22

Poem Of The Week: Windharp by John Montague

This week's Poem Of The Week, presented in association with Poetry Ireland, is Windharp by the late, great John Montague, which forms part of the text of The Wild Dog Rose, an album Montague recorded in 2011 with Paddy Moloney of The Chieftains.

Poetry • 30 Nov 18

Poem Of The Week: 'Cry' by John Montague

John Montague's forthcoming collection, Second Childhood is being published on 28 February 2017 — on what would have been John's 88th birthday. A windfall from one of Ireland's revered and best-loved poets.

Poetry • 23 Feb 17

Poetry in montion - Johns Kelly & Montague

A tribute to John Montague, by John Kelly

We're delighted to present in full the text for John Kelly's tribute to poet John Montague, delivered at November's Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards, where Montague received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Culture • 06 Jan 17

Detail from artist Colm Davidson's portrait of John Montague

On John Montague - treasures from the RTÉ archives

A choice selection of programmes from the RTÉ archives capture poet John Montague in his own words across more than a quarter of a century on Irish radio.

Culture • 25 Dec 16

Watch a moving tribute to poet John Montague

The literary community remains in mourning following the passing of poet John Montague, who has died aged 87. Only last month, Montague received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 The Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards.

Culture • 12 Dec 16

Lifetime Achievement Award winner Jilly Cooper and Popular Fiction Book of the Year winner Graham Norton

Gallery: Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2016

The great and the good from the Irish publishing world gathered last night for the 2016 Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards.

Culture • 17 Nov 16

Poem Of The Week: The Trout, by John Montague

On the week that John Montague receives the Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards, our Poem of the Week is Montague's classic The Trout.

Culture • 17 Nov 16

John Kelly meets poet John Montague in this week's installment of The Works Presents.

Poet John Montague talks to The Works Presents

In the sixth episode of the new series, John travels to Nice to talk with the critically acclaimed Irish poet, John Montague, soon to be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award later this month at the 2016 Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards.

the works presents • 27 Feb 17

John Montague