tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15302273.post112715795395506048..comments2023-10-08T04:31:20.162-04:00Comments on The Secret Thread: Literature & Spiritual Life: Duke Altum's Poem of the Week #8Duke Altumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494561267128023739noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15302273.post-1127391049651711682005-09-22T08:10:00.000-04:002005-09-22T08:10:00.000-04:00R.S. Thomas is great stuff. Duke introduced me to...R.S. Thomas is great stuff. Duke introduced me to his work and although I do not read as much poetry as he does, I found the stuff mesmerizing. Re-read those last lines of the poem posted here!! Powerful stuff! BTW, I recommend a tough-to-get book called 'Akenfield' if you're interested in life in these small English villages. I realize R.S. Thomas is Welsh, but the writing he does about Wales and life in small villages calls this great nonfiction book to mind, in which village life in rural England is explored through the words of the town's residents. I have a beat up used copy if anyone who knows me and sees this is interested. That is a really interesting book. R.S. Thomas' work is a fascinating window into small-town village life in the UK too.Mutt Ploughmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886850428991826645noreply@blogger.com