Thomas poetry employed a simple, understated style which relied heavily upon natural speech patterns.
On 11 November 1985, Thomas was among 16 Great War poets commemorated on a slate stone unveiled in Westminster Abbey\'s Poet\'s Corner. The inscription, written by fellow poet Wilfred Owen, reads: "My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity."
Thomas was described by British Poet Laureate Ted Hughes as "the father of us all".
