Thomas Ert Boeken

R. S. Thomas was a major figure in the landscape of contemporary poetry - attested by his Nobel Prize for Literature nomination. His poetry, coloured by personal experience of rural Wales, is stark but passionate.

A major figure in the landscape of contemporary poetry and nominated for the 1996 Nobel prize for Literature R.S Thomas is Wales finest living poet.

Translated from the original Welsh, this is a collection of autobiographical writings by R.S. Thomas. From memories of childhood days spent by the coast, to the harsh beauty of rural Wales, this is the story of a life spent in communion with nature and with the parishoners Thomas served as a clergyman."