The most original poet of his generation
- Carol Ann Duffy, Guardian
'Duhig telescopes topical allusions, scholarly references and coarse humour into tightly-shaped, surreal poems which burst open with explosive moral force'
- Alan Brownjohn, Sunday Times
'His poetry is learned, rude, elegant, sly and funny, mixing gilded images, belly-laughs and esoteric lore about language (including Irish), art, history, politics and children's word-games'
- Ruth Padel, Independent on Sunday
. . .one of Duhig's charms is that, for all his learning, he retains humility
- Kathryn Gray, Magma Review
Ian is a one-off, a true original.
- Jackie Kay, Herald