Roy McFadden
Roy McFadden was an Irish poet, 14 November 1921 – 15 September 1999. He was the author of nine volumes of poetry, from Swords and Ploughshares (1943) to the posthumously published Last Poems (2002). Among his poems are "Saint Francis and the birds" and "Independence".[1] His book, The Garryowen, was published by Chatto and Windus in the Phoenix Living Poets series.[2]
The Roy McFadden Papers, comprising the poet's personal manuscripts and papers, are lodged at Queen's University Belfast.
The Roy McFadden Library, at Trinity College Dublin, comprises books and journals on Irish and world literature from the poet's collection.
A comprehensive collection of Roy McFadden's published work is held at the South Bank Poetry Library, London.
References
- Irish Poetry of Faith and Doubt: the cold heaven, p. 187, ed. John F. Deane, Wolfhound Press, 1990.
External links
- http://www.kennys.ie/categories/irishwriters/mcfaddenroy.php
- http://www.sarahferris.co.uk/pages/roymcfadden.htm
- https://www.jstor.org/pss/29735944
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