Welsh Airs - Softcover

Thomas, R.S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0907476759 ISBN 13: 9780907476757

Publisher: Seren, 1996

Synopsis

Welsh Airs could be called R.S. Thomas's book of nationalist poems. It brings together twenty-four poems from volumes long out of print such as Poetry for Supper, The Bread of Truth and Not That He Brought Flowers, and fourteen new poems previously uncollected and largely unpublished.

The poems include his most provocative and outspoken statements about the Welsh language, Wales and its culturally imperialistic neighbour, England. It has too, hard things to say of those Welshmen who have welcomed Anglicization. Welsh Airs is essential reading for anyone who would understand what Wales means to Thomas and his poetry.

R.S. Thomas (1913-2000) was one of the leading poets in post-war Britain, the foremost English language poet in Wales and the outstanding religious poet of his time. The author of over twenty collections of poetry he was nominated for the Nobel Prize.

About this title

Synopsis

This volume was first published in 1987. It is being reissued to celebrate R.S. Thomas' 80th birthday. The book brings together 24 poems from long out-of-print volumes and adds 14 previously uncollected, and largely unpublished, poems. Among them are Thomas' most provocative and outspoken statements about the Welsh language, Wales and its culturally imperialistic neighbour, England. These poems should be of interest to anyone who wants to understand what Wales means to Thomas and his work.

Edition details

• Publisher: Seren
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0907476759
• ISBN 13: 9780907476757
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 56