Dylan Thomas in Iran Professor John Goodby of Swansea University, one of the leading authorities on the works of Dylan Thomas, has kindly allowed us to share his account of new discoveries he’s made relating to the visit of Dylan… Read More ›
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Guest Blog: Tom Scott – A Visit to Grandpa’s
Welcome to the first in an occasional series of guest blogs. For our first guest blog we’d like to thank Tom Scott of the Richard Burton Museum. Tom, an avid collector of Richard Burton memorabilia, set up an online museum… Read More ›
The Women’s March: Raging with Dylan Thomas
Amazing to see so many people invoking the words of Dylan Thomas on the marches that took place around the world on January 21st 2017. Do not go gentle into that good night Rage, rage against the dying of the… Read More ›
Quite Early One Morning: On the trail of Dylan Thomas in New Quay
‘The town was not yet awake, and I walked through the streets like a stranger come out of the sea, shrugging off weed and wave and darkness with each step, or like an inquisitive shadow, determined to miss nothing’ I’ve… Read More ›
The most beautiful thing you’ve ever heard: Roald Dahl on Dylan Thomas
This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Roald Dahl, born in Llandaff, Cardiff, on September 13th 1916. The celebration follows hot on the heels of the 2014 centenary of Dylan Thomas, and the two men can… Read More ›
Dylan Thomas – Reading List
A suggested reading list of books by, or about, Dylan Thomas. If you’re new to Thomas or want a single volume to carry with you, then the Dylan Thomas Omnibus is an excellent place to start. You’ll find all the poems from… Read More ›
Manic Street Preachers pay tribute to Dylan Thomas
The Manics paid tribute to the influence of Dylan Thomas at their gig at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium on May 28th. Excellent. The Manics tonight at the Liberty stadium, flying the flag for #DylanThomas. pic.twitter.com/eN08veZjIL — John Goodby (@johnnygoodeb) May 28,… Read More ›
Dylan Thomas : At Home in the National Library of Wales
When the celebrations for the Dylan Thomas centenary finally come to an end and we wake up with the mother of all literary hangovers, I imagine we’ll reflect on how we’ve commemorated our great poet and what the legacy… Read More ›
Richard Burton on Dylan Thomas the actor
This wonderful description of Dylan’s power as a radio performer comes from a review by Richard Burton of The Life of Dylan Thomas by Constantine Fitzgibbon that appeared in Book Week magazine, 24th October 1965. “Invisible centuries-gone atavistic hair rose on our… Read More ›
Dylan Thomas : A New Critical Study
In the two decades following his death in 1953 at the age of 39, Dylan Thomas’s poetry was the subject of numerous critical studies as well as being popular with the general reading public and highly regarded by many in… Read More ›
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