Welcome to the winter 2018/2019 Dylan Thomas news round-up. Fern Hill Memorial Stone The newly restored Dylan Thomas memorial stone in Cwmdonkin Park was unveiled by artist Glenys Cour on November 9th, the 65th anniversary of Dylan’s death. The stone,… Read More ›
Arts News
Paul Ferris 1929-2018
We’re sorry to learn of the death of the writer and biographer Paul Ferris, at the age of 89. His 1977 biography of Dylan Thomas has been the standard work for many years and will have introduced many of… Read More ›
Dylan Thomas: Summer 2018 News Round-up
Welcome to the summer 2018 Dylan Thomas news round-up. Portrait purchased by National Portrait Gallery The National Portrait Gallery has acquired a portrait of the young Dylan Thomas by Augustus John. The painting, one of two portraits of Dylan completed… Read More ›
Dylan Thomas: Winter 2017/2018 News Round-up
Welcome to the winter news round-up where we take a look back at the second half of 2017 and look forward to 2018. In print we saw a new US edition of The Poems of Dylan Thomas (edited by John… Read More ›
Dylan Thomas: Summer 2017 News Round-up
Welcome to the summer 2017 Dylan Thomas news round-up. In our first update since January we look back at the third International Dylan Thomas Day in May, and at the award of the 2017 Dylan Thomas Prize. We also look at… Read More ›
How Instagram celebrated International Dylan Thomas Day 2017
May 14 2017 marked the third International Dylan Thomas Day, an annual day of celebration on the anniversary of the first ever stage production of Dylan Thomas’s best known work, Under Milk Wood. Each year, users of social media are… Read More ›
Minstrel Mermaid of a Town: Dylan Thomas and the Festival Of Britain
A blog I’ve written for Historic England The Historic England Blog International Dylan Thomas Day is celebrated on May 14th, commemorating the life and work of the Welsh poet. To mark this, Andrew Dally of dylanthomasnews.com introduces us to Dylan… Read More ›
International Dylan Thomas Day: A look back in pictures
On May 14th 2017 we will celebrate the third annual International Dylan Thomas Day. We’re taking a look back at the first two years and sharing images of some of the many celebrations that have taken place. The launch event… Read More ›
Unknown memoir of Dylan Thomas to be exhibited
Two manuscripts including a previously unknown memoir of Dylan Thomas are to be donated to the British Library after being exhibited at Swansea Museum. Professor John Goodby, of Swansea University, the leading authority on Dylan’s poetry, explains: There are three… Read More ›
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