John Hewitt (1907-87), who was born in Belfast, began publishing in the 1940s and was appointed the first writer-in-residence at Queen's University Belfast in 1976.
John Hewitt (1907-87), whom many consider to be the founding father of Northern Irish poetry, was born in Belfast, began publishing in the 1940s. Hewitt was appointed the first writer-in-residence at Queen's University Belfast in 1976.