R. S. Thomas is the reigning elder of Welsh poetry and letters. He is often referred to as “one of the few great poets writing in English.” He has written many books of poetry, prose, and criticism, including Experimenting with an Amen, Counterpoint, Mass for Hard Times, Collected Poems and Selected Poems 1946–1968. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1996. He lives in Holyhead, the northwestern-most point in Wales.
Stella Vinitchi Radulescu Quincy Troupe Hungarian Bill Knott Al Maginnes Jonathan Greene Emmanuel Moses Robert Bly R. T. Smith Newton Smith Ryan G. Van Cleave Keith Flynn Essay Janice Moore Fuller Dede Wilson Luke Hankins Welsh Patricia Smith Thomas P. Feeny Eugenio Montale Marilyn Hacker J. W. Bonner Phebe Davidson Kathryn Stripling Byer Lee Ann Brown Gaylord Brewer Jonathan Williams Ron Rash Lyn Lifshin William Matthews Emöke Z. B’Racz Review Jack Hirschman Patrick Bizzaro Robert Creeley Rene Char Marilyn Kallet Sally Buckner Jeffery Beam Michael Harper Spanish Gearóid Mac Lochlainn Simon Perchik Russian Thomas Rain Crowe