As we approach both John Montague’s 8th anniversary and the launch of his biography this Thursday in Garvaghey, it was lovely to see this perceptive reflection on migration and poetry by Stephen Colton, in Saturday’s Irish News.

On the heels of Adrian Frazier’s newly published biography of John, this weekend also saw John’s work and life featured in John Bowman’s Sunday programme on RTÉ1.

Another reminder to anyone who might have missed the news, the launch of A Poet’s Life is this Thursday at 7pm, in Tyrone GAA Centre, Garvaghey, Co Tyrone, just a field away from where John Montague grew up.