English Literature, 20th cent. to the Present: Biographies

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Watkins, Vernon Phillips

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Watkins, Vernon Phillips (1906–67), poet, lived most of his life in and near Swansea and was for many years a friend of Dylan Thomas. His first volume demonstrated his range; the title poem of Ballad of the Mari Lwyd (1941) is a long, rhetorical piece rooted in Welsh folklore and mythology, whereas ‘The Collier’ and other poems are marked by simplicity and a restrained compassion. Watkins's lyric gift was developed in many subsequent volumes, including The Lamp and the Veil (1945), Cypress and Acacia (1959), and Fidelities (1968). His Selected Poems 1930–60 appeared in 1967. He translated, and was influenced by, German and French poetry.

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Vernon Watkins

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Vernon Watkins 1906–67, British poet, b. Maesteg, Wales, educated at Cambridge. Like his close friend Dylan Thomas , Watkins was profoundly influenced by his Welsh background. His poetry combines serious meditation with an ecstatic acceptance of the world. Among his volumes of poetry are The Ballad of Mari Lwyd and Other Poems (1941), Selected Poems (1948), The Death Bell and Other Poems (1954), Affinities (1962), and Uncollected Poems (1969).

Bibliography: See his edition of his correspondence with Dylan Thomas (1957).

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