Page 73 - Gonzaga in the 1970s

Of Gonzaga’s many published writers, the
poets just about take the lead among alumni of the
1970s – but not all of them are exclusively poets.
Philip McDonagh (’70) and John O’Donnell (’78)
can boast of three volumes each (though the library is
less than up-to-date with their work, boasting only
one collection of each).

The song the Oriole Sang:

a collection of poems by Philip
McDonagh

Aidan Carl Mathews (’74) has written in a
variety of forms including the novel and the short
story as well as poetry, and is, to the best of our
knowledge, the first to have had a play produced on
one of the Abbey Theatre’s stages. His spiritual
reflections, often heard on RTE radio where he is
producer of religious programmes, have a notable
profundity and lyrical grace.

In the Poorer Quarters
Aidan Carl Mathews

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