“I'm obviously not orthodox, I don't know how many real poets have ever been orthodox.”

—  R.S. Thomas

"R. S. Thomas in conversation with Molly Price-Owen." in The David Jones Journal R. S. Thomas Special Issue (Summer/Autumn 2001)

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