Thomas James Longley was originally scheduled to take over the role,
but last minute renegotiations saw Frank Dillane cast instead.
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That same year, with Michael Longley, Heaney took part in a reading tour
called Room to Rhyme, which increased awareness of the poet's work.
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Hobsbaum set up a Belfast Group of local young poets(to mirror the success he had with the London group), and
Heaney was able to meet other Belfast poets such as Derek Mahon and Michael Longley.