The Old Tongue
by Herbert Williams
Herbert Williams’ ‘The Old Tongue’ is a poem about the gradual waning of traditional language and culture in Wales.
Herbert Williams is an important Welsh writer. He worked as a journalist for the Welsh Gazette. He wrote poems inspired by the modernist movement and poets like Dylan Thomas. His first poem appeared in Anglo-Welsh Review, titled ‘Dandelion Days.’
Herbert Williams’ ‘The Old Tongue’ is a poem about the gradual waning of traditional language and culture in Wales.