Sir, It was natural for Sam Burnside (December to accentuate the positive, and indeed few have contributed as much to Derry's cultural life as Mr Burnside and his Verbal Arts Centre. The writers whom he cites as evidence of the city's creativity do not, however, entirely support his case: Brian Friel (Greencastle in Inishowen); Seamus Heaney (south Co Derry); James Simmons (recently moved to Falcarragh in the Donegal Gaeltacht from Co Antrim); Frank McGuinness (Buncrana); Joyce Cary (Castle Cary in Inishowen); George Farquhar (Ballybofey). - Yours, etc., Liam Ronayne,
Letterkenny, Co Donegal.