May Morton - Phantom Poet, 28 February | Event in Belfast | AllEvents

May Morton - Phantom Poet

Look North - North Belfast Festival

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Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm

1 hour

Frederick Street Quakers

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Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm to 04:00 pm (GMT)

Frederick Street Quakers

45 Frederick Street, Belfast, United Kingdom

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May Morton - Phantom Poet
May Morton (1876 – 1957) was a major Belfast poet who played an important role in the literary circle of her time. She was vice-principal of the Belfast Model School for Girls. Her greatest work, Spindle and Shuttle, is a poem about women mill-workers of Belfast. It won the Festival of Britain, Northern Ireland Prize in 1951.

The judges deemed it a remarkable poem that “breathes the spirit of our Province.” She was central to the establishment of Northern Irish PEN and campaigned for the freedom of expression for writers.

Today, sadly, the writings of May Morton and her contribution to Northern Ireland literature are largely forgotten.
Liz McManus is editor of a new book of Morton’s poetry published by Arlen House. She says: “My aim is to reclaim May Morton’s work out of obscurity so that she is, no longer, a phantom poet.”


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May Morton - Phantom Poet, 28 February | Event in Belfast | AllEvents
May Morton - Phantom Poet
Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm