The Book, Cat, & Cat Book Lovers Almanac

of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

March 29, 2012

March 29, 1913

R. S. Thomas, (March 29, 1913 to September 25, 2000)was a modern Welsh poet born in Cardiff. He was kind of like Tolstoy in that his living conditions were primitive, as a principle, although he depended on his wife to ameliorate them, rather than obtaining modern conveniences. And  like Tolstoy, he has a genius for language  Here is a sample:

"The cat and the sea"

It is a matter of a black cat
On a bare cliff top in March
Whose eyes anticipate
The gorse petals;

The formal equation of
A domestic purr
With the cold interiors
Of the sea's mirror.



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