I can’t speak my own language - Iesu, All those good words; And I outside them. - R. S. Thomas

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I can’t speak my own
language - Iesu,
All those good words;
And I outside them.

English
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About R. S. Thomas

Ronald Stuart Thomas (29 March 1913 – 25 September 2000), published as R. S. Thomas, was a Welsh poet and Anglican priest who was noted for his Welsh nationalism, intense spirituality, and deep dislike of the anglicisation of Wales.

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Native Name: Ronald Stuart Thomas
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