R. S. Thomas
Welsh poet (1913-2000) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 87
Ronald Stuart Thomas, published as R. S. Thomas, was a Welsh poet and Anglican priest noted for nationalism, spirituality and dislike of the anglicisation of Wales.
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John Betjeman, introducing Song at the Year's Turning (1955), the first collection of Thomas's poetry from a major publisher, predicted that Thomas would be remembered long after he himself was forgotten. M. Wynn Thomas said: "He was the Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn of Wales because he was such a troubler of the Welsh conscience. He was one of the major English language and European poets of the 20th century."
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Kathleen RaineBoth received King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry
Robert CreeleyBoth received Horst Bienek Award for Poetry
Philippe JaccottetBoth received Horst Bienek Award for Poetry
Judith WrightBoth received King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry