[New-Poetry] What's wrong with 'Ron'?

[Rsgwynn1 at cs.com]

In a message dated 7/5/2006 11:00:56 AM Central Standard Time, 
JforJames at aol.com writes: 
> 
> 
> http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0900entertainment/0050artsnews/tm_objectid=17332294&method=full&siteid=50082&
> headline=welsh-poet-invented-an--s--in-his-initials-name_page.html
>  Welsh poet invented an 'S' in his initialsJul 5 2006
>  Steve Dube, Western Mail
>  
>   
> RS THOMAS has one of the most famous sets of initials in Welsh literature, 
> but he only invented the "S" because he did not want to be known as Ron, it 
> has been revealed.
>   
>  He inserted the extra letter, which stands for Stuart, when he was still a 
> child.
>   
>  And by the time he became a student at Bangor University he became RS 
> full-time because of the number of Thomases bidding for a place in the university 
> rugby team.
>   
>  The revelations come in a new book by RS Thomas's old friend Byron Rogers, 
> which will be published by Aurum Press on Friday.
> 
> 
> 
I had to invent the R so I wouldn't be known as Sam.  But you all can call me 
Arse.
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