taken from: davies' 1938 poem 'gwalia deserta'.

about the quoted person:

welsh poet. he is among the most important working-class poets to have written in English. He wrote out of the experience of the mining communities of south Wales - the 'angry summer' of 1926, the long depression of the thirties. Known for his anthology of poetry, especially "Gwalia Deserta". He chronicled life in Wales during the 'depression'. Also, a drinking partner of a young Dylan Thomas (see i see the boys of summer in their ruins) and Richard Burton (see i will bring the whole edifice down on their unwor... and the welsh are all good actors, it's only the bad o...). His most famous poem (The Bells of Rhymney) was turned into a song by American folk singer Pete Seeger.