John Hewitt (poet)
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From November 1930 to 1957, Hewitt held positions in the Belfast Museum & Art Gallery. His radical socialist ideals proved unacceptable to the Belfast Unionist establishment and he was passed over for promotion in 1953. Instead in 1957 he moved to Coventry, a city still rebuilding following its devastation during World War II . Hewitt was appointed Director of the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum where he worked until retirement in 1972.
Hewitt had an active political life, describing himself as "a man of the left", and was involved in the British Labour Party, the Fabian Society and the Belfast Peace League. He was attracted to the Ulster dissenting tradition and was drawn to a concept of regional identity within the island of Ireland, describing his identity as Ulster, Irish, British and European. John Hewitt officially opened the Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre (BURC) Offices on Mayday 1985.
His life and work are celebrated in two prominent ways – the annual John Hewitt International Summer School – and, less conventionally, a Belfast pub is named after him – the John Hewitt Bar and Restaurant, which is situated on the city's Donegall Street and which opened in 1999. The bar was named after him as he officially opened the Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre, which owns the establishment. It is a popular meeting place for local writers, musicians, journalists, students and artists. Both the Belfast Festival at Queen's and the Belfast Film Festival use the venue to stage events. Provided by Wikipedia
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9by Hewitt, John Harold, 1907-1987
Published 1992
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12by Hewitt, John Harold, 1907-1987
Published 1971
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13by Hewitt, John Harold, 1907-1987
Published 1984
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14by Hewitt, John Harold, 1907-1987
Published 1974
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15by Hewitt, John Harold, 1907-1987
Published 1956
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16by Hewitt, John Harold, 1907-1987
Published 1974
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17by Hewitt, John Harold, 1907-1987
Published 1980
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18by Hewitt, John Harold, 1907-1987
Published 1970
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19by Hewitt, John Harold, 1907-1987
Published 1948
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20by Hewitt, John Harold, 1907-1987
Published 1987
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