Obituary

Gladys Thomas: Widely acclaimed protest poet

'I always imagined poetry should be about beauty and pleasant things,' she once said. Her own poetry highlighted the injustices she saw in the world around her

10 April 2022 - 00:00
By Chris Barron

"I always imagined poetry should be about beauty and pleasant things,' she once said. Her own poetry highlighted the injustices she saw in the world around her

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