Poems 1963-1983. Meath: Gallery Press, 1985. First Edition. Pp, 206. Green cloth boards in pictorial dust jacket. A nice bright copy.

Signed by the Author on the title page.

A collection of poems bringing together work from his early collections—No Continuing City (1969), An Exploded View (1973), Man Lying on a Wall (1976), and The Echo Gate (1979)—showcasing his evolution from a poet of wit and formal elegance to one who grapples with personal and political violence while retaining a tender, observant eye. 

Michael Longley, a central figure in Northern Irish poetry alongside Seamus Heaney and Derek Mahon, is known for his lyrical precision, classical allusions, and engagement with the Troubles, nature, and love.