Thomas Walsh (1875–1928) was a poet, literary critic, translator, and scholar of Latin American and Spanish literature.

[4] Walsh was well known in Brooklyn for having composed an ode which he read at the formal unveiling of the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument in Fort Greene Park on November 14, 1908.

[1][3][8] According to John Bunker, "it is beyond question that his versions of many of the Spanish and Spanish-American poets introduced them to their first North American audience.

[3] In addition to editing, Walsh also wrote many short articles and reviews, including several for the New York Times.

He also received the Grand Cross of Isabella Catolica, and the Honorary Medal of the Society of the Army of the Potomac.