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 ›
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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 ›
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 ›
August 2014 News Round-up
Welcome to the latest round up of news relating to the poet Dylan Thomas Another month and the launch of another major Dylan Thomas event as the Dylan exhibition opened at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, on June 28th. The exhibition, one… 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 ›
