Vernon Watkins was a great lyric poet. This work offers a selection of his poetry since his death, with an introduction and notes, outlining the literary and biographical context of his work, and a foreword by Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
A poignant tribute to the poet Dylan Thomas (1914-53) by his friend Vernon Watkins comprising the obituary in The Times, four short pieces of prose about their friendship, 20 poems celebrating the friendship with some explanatory notes, and comments by Gwen Watkins on the relationship between the two poets.
A collection of previously non-published essays on Dylan Thomas, other poets and poetry in general written by the perspective critic Vernon Watkins.