Richard Goodman Jones (born 20 January 1920) is a Welsh poet, better known as Dic Goodman. He is a resident of Mynytho on the Lleyn Peninsula, Gwynedd.

His life

Richard was born to his mother Kate, and his father of his same name who died within 3 months of Richard's birth in a farming accident. Though Kate soon remarried, Richard remained an only child. Richard was brought up in Mynytho, where he attended Foel Gron primary school. He has never disassociated himself with the area. In 1952 he married Laura Ellen Jones (also of Mynytho) and fathered two children; Sian and Dafydd. Aged 87, he currently lives in Mynytho with his wife and has two grandchildren by his son Dafydd, named Gwyneth Angharad and Alan Goodman.