In our latest news round up we reflect on the success of the inaugural International Dylan Thomas Day, look back on how Dylan’s connections to Cornwall have been recognised, hear about discoveries in the Hugh MacDiarmid archive, and we hear the… Read More ›
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May 2015 News Round-up
14 May 2015 will mark the first annual International Dylan Thomas Day, a day when we are invited to “celebrate the magic of Dylan Thomas’ words”. May 14th is the anniversary of the first stage performance of Under Milk Wood, when Dylan… Read More ›
February 2015 News Round-up
Welcome to the latest round up of news relating to the poet Dylan Thomas The 2014 Dylan Thomas centenary was fittingly rounded off by two exciting developments. The ‘lost’ notebook, described by Professor John Goodby as “the most exciting discovery since… Read More ›
November 2014 News Round-up
Our latest round up is a mammoth one spanning the celebrations for Dylan’s 100th birthday and reflecting the attendant increase in interest in all matters Dylan Thomas. The weekend of October 25th-26th saw celebrations at the Do Not Go Gentle Festival and… Read More ›
Interview: Hannah Ellis on celebrating her grandfather Dylan Thomas
Hannah Ellis never met her grandfather. Dylan Thomas died in 1953 when his daughter, Hannah’s mother Aeronwy, was just 10 years old, and so Hannah has had to get to know her grandfather Dylan Thomas through his writing, through the… Read More ›
October 2014 News Round-up
Welcome to the latest round up of news relating to the poet Dylan Thomas After years of planning and an unprecedented outpouring of creativity we are finally closing in on the climax of the Dylan Thomas centenary. Dylan was born… Read More ›
September 2014 News Round-up
Welcome to the latest round up of news relating to the poet Dylan Thomas Summer has seen no let up in the celebrations as we begin to close in on Dylan’s 100th birthday in October. August saw Dylan celebrated at… 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 ›
At Home With Dylan Thomas
It would be easy to walk down the seemingly unremarkable Cwmdonkin Drive in the Uplands area of Swansea without realising that you’d walked past a house of international importance. Only an understated blue plaque on the front of the house,… Read More ›
Dylan Thomas Centenary 2014 – What we know so far
2014 will be the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dylan Thomas who was born in Swansea on 27th October 1914. Numerous events are planned throughout 2014 to celebrate the occasion. This is our attempt to summarize the events announced… Read More ›
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