"East Moors" by Gillian Clarke with Welsh Landscape by R.S.Thomas

Poets Gillian Clarke and R.S.Thomas have a lot of similarities when comparing their lives and poems. They are both Anglo Welsh and are equally concerned about landscape and their surroundings. The two poets have written about nature and the environment. They were both born in Cardiff and are equally English speakers so can relate to each other.
R.S.Thomas has written about a vast landscape and countryside in his poem 'Welsh Landscape.' The poet has used words which generate a medieval and mysterious setting. He has used a lot of negative words which makes the reader think the poet feels sadness and bitterness.
In East Moors, Gillian Clarke has produced a sense of personal belief. She has used real place names which makes helps the reader recognise the area and identify the places she has written about. She has written about the local community as if she has knowledge of their everyday living situation and gradually becomes more optimistic towards the end of the poem.
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