Fitting tribute to ‘poet-priest’ as final collection published

Late poet-priest Fr Michael McCarthy’s final collection of poetry has been published by Smith|Doorstop books. The cleric, who grew up in West Cork, Ireland, died earlier this year. His final collection of poetry, titled The Bright Room, was completed just months before his death in July 2018. The poems are alert with self-knowledge and social... Read More

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