Northman: John Hewitt (1907-87)

This, the first ever biography of John Hewitt, is based on archival material, both personal and literary. In many ways it is also a biography of his wife, Roberta (nee Black), whose manuscript journal is also in the public domain. To establish Hewitt''s late arrival as a poet, the book opens with a chapter recounting his negotiations with a London publisher over a long period and the eventual appe...