Analysis on Michael Longley's Poetry - Its effect on me

... . What impact did the poetry of Michael Longley make on you as a reader? In shaping your answer you might consider some of the following: - Your overall sense of the personality or outlook of the poet - The poet's use of language and imagery - Your favourite poem or poems. Michael Longley has definately made a positive inmpact on me. I found his poetry to be very interesting, dealing with several issues and themes such as war and nature. The fact that he dealt with those issues in itself does not make the poetry interesting, it is how he dealt with them. His clear, unbiased way of writing allows us to see the effects events have on its victims. His clever use of striking imagery helps us imagine the scenes depicted in his poetry clearly and concicely. Longley also tends to look at the past to understand current events, something I find really

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