The Glory Comments

“The Glory”, one of Edward Thomas’ most complex poems, is a work of paradoxical genius. Thomas finds himself confronted with “The glory of the beauty of the morning”, and, as he vainly attempts to describe the beauty of the situation that faces him, he is overwhelmed by his own inadequacy as a poet. The paradox of the poem though, is that in describing his own failings as a poet, because he has done so with such consummate literary skill, Thomas has actually confirmed to the reader his status as a poet with great talent and ability