The Pied Piper, and other favourite poems

One of the greatest early 20th century British poets, yet mostly forgotten these days. His profound relationship with the English landscape, its pre-modern people and paths, and its cycles is evoked with almost painful lyricism. His poems about love for women and his children are perfectly crafted a......more

A man in love with the countryside, who resides in the pastoral bittersweetness of life, preserved there forever. Savouring the sweetness of moments, yet knowing the sadness of their inevitable passing. And thanks to his loving skill with words, he managed to preserve those moments for us too.......more

I started reading this because Robert McFarlane referenced Mr. Thomas's life and poems, and I found them interesting. The poems remind me of essays my grandmother wrote about the New England countryside, though in this case, Mr. Thomas writes about southern England. It's easy to picture the birds, f......more

The books (Poems + Last Poems) which comprise Edward Thomas' oeuvre are a perfect starting place for someone who wishes to begin reading poetry. Many consider him a war poet, as he served with the British during WWI. The war and mortality rarely creep into his poems which are largely pastoral. I agr......more