1975, Ormond was awarded the Cholmondley Prize for poetry. A volume of selected poems was published in 1987. He died in 1990, aged 67. His publications John Ormond: Collected Poems, edited by Rian Evans, with an Introduction by Patrick McGuinness (2015) Cathedral Builders (1991) Selected Poems (1987) Definition of a Waterfall (1973) Requiem and Celebration (1969) Indications (1943) Further reading M. Wynn Thomas, 'Ormond, John (1923 – 1990)', in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004) M. Wynn Thomas, John Ormond (1997) R. Poole, 'John Ormond's Voices', in Poetry Wales; 16:2 (1980 Autumn), p. 12-24 R. Jenkins, 'The Anglo-Welsh poet John Ormond', in World Literature Today; 51:4 (1977 Autumn), p. 534-537 K. Smith, 'John Ormond: Poetry, Broadcasting and film', New Welsh Review, 95 (2012) References University of Wales Press External links Borrowed Pasture (1960) BBC programme page. British poets British filmmakers 1923 births 1990 deaths People from Swansea 20th-century Welsh poets British male poets 20th-century British male writers