Edward Thomas, indeed! A maker of many lovely poems. His voice is a quiet one, but at his best his sentences are most beautifully modulated in a manner unique to him, though I have often wondered if another, later English poet, E. J. Scovell, had picked up the same tune. (I shall leave it to others to discuss the relationship between Thomas and Frost if they wish. A new thread?)
Among my favourites are these: “The Owl”, “Fifty Faggots”, “ Adlestrop”, “The Gallows”, “Birds’ Nests”, “A Cat”, “But These Things Also”, “Aspens”, “A Private”, ”No One So Much As You”. His masterpiece, the poem of his which I should have most liked to have written, is “Old Man”. I recall posting it here about two years ago.
Thanks for mentioning him, Robert.
Kind regards
Clive
[This message has been edited by Clive Watkins (edited June 14, 2004).]
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