Welcome to our latest round-up of all things Dylan Thomas. We’ll be looking back at the second International Dylan Thomas Day in May, and at the award of the 2016 Dylan Thomas Prize. We’ll also look at exciting new acquisitions for Swansea University… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
After a quiet start to the year the build-up has begun to the second International Dylan Thomas Day on May 14. May will also see the publication in paperback of The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas, the award of the… Read More ›
In our latest news round up we hear about a number of celebrations of Dylan Thomas and his work. Tenby has celebrated a unique event in 1953 with a plaque; National Poetry Day saw Dylan’s work being showcased; and a little-known poem… Read More ›
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 ›
