Vernon Watkins
Vernon Phillips Watkins (27 June 1906 – 8 October 1967), was a British poet, and a translator and painter. He was a close friend of Dylan Thomas, who described him as "the most profound and greatly accomplished Welshman writing poems in English".
Read more about Vernon Watkins: Early Life and Studies, Early Career and Breakdown, Poetry, Death and Memorial, Published Works
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