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Dylan Marlais Thomas was born on October 27, 1914, in Swansea, South Wales. His father was an English literature professor at the local grammar school and would often recite William Shakespeare, fortifying Thomas’s love for the rhythmic ballads of Gerard Manley Hopkins, W. B. Yeats, and Edgar Allan Poe.
1. ‘ Fern Hill ’. In this, one of Thomas’s best-loved poems, he revisits his childhood, using his visits to his aunt’s farm as the subject-matter. It was written in 1945, just after the end of WWII. ‘Fern Hill’ contains some of the most arresting images in all of Thomas’s poetry (and he was a master of the arresting image!).
Apr 26, 2024 · Dylan Thomas: Taylor Swift name drops Welsh poet in new song. Dylan Thomas (born October 27, 1914, Swansea, Glamorgan [now in Swansea], Wales—died November 9, 1953, New York, New York, U.S.) was a Welsh poet and prose writer whose work is known for its comic exuberance, rhapsodic lilt, and pathos. His personal life, punctuated by reckless ...
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight. Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless, me now ...
The Discover Dylan Thomas website was created as a lasting legacy to the Dylan Thomas Centenary in 2014. Our aim was to create a website that allowed visitors to discover and explore the life and work of Dylan Thomas, and to act as a hub that would provide links to the numerous organisations that are involved with the legacy of Dylan Thomas.
From the Archive: Dylan Thomas. A selection of Thomas's celebratory, finely-tuned poems, first published in Poetry magazine. As the story goes, the thirty-something Dylan Thomas would only get up in the morning if someone stuffed a beer bottle in his mouth. Thomas was, and remains, most famous for the way he won the hearts of poetry readers and ...
Dylan Thomas. Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) "Born in Swansea, Wales, son of a schoolteacher, Thomas skipped college, working instead as a writer from the age of twenty until his death, not yet forty years old, in New York. He excelled in both poetry and prose, and in his poetry was comfortable with many different forms (his classic "Do not go gentle ...
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