Keidrych Rhys

William Ronald Rhys Jones (1915 – May 22 1987), who used the name Keidrych Rhys, was a Welsh literary journalist and editor, and a poet. He was married to Lynette Roberts, from 1939 to 1949 [ [http://www.flashpointmag.com/tucklyn.htm Lynette Roberts ] ] .

Wales magazine

From 1937 his editorship of the Anglo-Welsh magazine "Wales" was an important influence, in particular on Welsh-language literature [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1873010.stm BBC News | WALES | Hannan's Call to Order ] ] . Robert Graves, who became close correspondents with Rhys and Lynette Roberts, held high hopes for this magazine, which he felt could be a "record-vehicle" for a new movement of tradition-minded, modern Celtic poets.

In the "Wales" magazine, Rhys published articles, short stories, and poems by an array of predominantly Welsh writers and thinkers, such as Alun Lewis, Saunders Lewis, Dylan Thomas, Glyn Jones and Lynette Roberts. The prototype articles for Robert Graves's book on mythology and poetry, "The White Goddess", were published there as three articles ("Dog, Roebuck and Lapwing") between 1943 to 1945.

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