Vernon Watkins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vernon Watkins

Welsh poet

Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1906

Place of Birth: Maesteg, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Oct-1967

Profession: poet, translator

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Vernon Phillips Watkins (27 June 1906 – 8 October 1967) was a Welsh poet, translator and painter.
He was a close friend of fellow poet Dylan Thomas, who described him as "the most profound and greatly accomplished Welshman writing poems in English".