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R S Thomas
It was a priest
in a seaside church
enclosed
within his restless verse
an echo
slowly
to return
as ECHO.
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R S Thomas (1913-2000) was a Welsh poet (writing in English) as well as being a priest in Aberdaron and other locations in Wales. His works (published by Bloodaxe) include: No Truce with the Furies, Mass for Hard Times, Counterpoint. The blog searchbox will reveal more about this interesting man.
One of my all time favourite poets Gwil. I well remember the first time I discovered Iago Prytherch. He had such a love/hate relationship with Welsh country workers.
ReplyDeleteHi Pat, you can also click on the thumbnail of RST in the margin and read some of his stuff stuff at the Poetry Foundation.
ReplyDeletehis collected poems are great
ReplyDeletejohn
I hear the echo every couple of years or so - i.e., about as often as I go to Aberdaron.
ReplyDeletePat, Prytherch and the rest. Brilliant poetic work.
ReplyDeleteJohn, and also not to forget the 'Selected' which he selected himself.
Dominic, Aberdaron's as far as you can go. Next stop South America.