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R. S. Thomas on Poetry

1913–2000 United Kingdom

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

Any form of orthodoxy is just not part of a poet's province … A poet must be able to claim … freedom to follow the vision of poetry, the imaginative vision of poetry … And in any case, poetry is religion, religion is poetry.

somewhere within sight
of the tree of poetry
that is eternity wearing
the green leaves of time.

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