He remained editor of the periodical throughout its life, from 1937 to 1949 and from 1958 to 1960. in 1939 he married the poet Lynette Roberts.
In that year publication of the periodical, Wales, was discontinued, and did not resume until 1958, by which time Rhys was living in London.
[2] In the magazine Rhys published articles, stories and poems by Welsh writers or writers involved with Wales, such as Alun Lewis, Saunders Lewis, Dylan Thomas, Glyn Jones and Lynette Roberts.
The magazine was an attempt to provide a platform for "younger progressive Welsh writers" who felt that their contribution to British culture was marginalised,[3] and contributed to the creation of the concept of Anglo-Welsh literature or Welsh writing in English.
The magazine is being digitized by the Welsh Journals Online project at the National Library of Wales.