Not only French but from Toulouse born in 1450. A blind French Franciscan appointed to the post by Henry V11. We have French friends who will glory in this news and it makes you realize how much our paths have crossed and intertwined with our French cousins over the centuries.
Henry V11 was a quarter Welsh, [ bet he could sing then ] a quarter French and a half English. His English blood gave him his claim to the throne and he spoke French fluently.
Back to poetry, the present Poet Laureate is Carol Ann Duffy.
