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RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT.(the life of poet Dylan Thomas)
From 1982, John Malcolm Brinnin on a memorial for Dylan Thomas
To begin at the beginning: In October, 1914, when the Swansea schoolmaster David John Thomas decided to call his newborn son Dylan, the name was virtually unknown, even in Wales. D.J., as he was called, had found it in the Mabinogion, the collection of medieval Welsh tales, where it is the name of a minor character--"a fine boy-child with rich yellow hair." Florence, the boy's mother, had her doubts about the odd name: the correct Welsh pronunciation, which the family used, is "Dullan," and she worried that other children would tease him by calling him "dull one." Later, when broadcasting on the Welsh ...
- From Under Milk Wood to across the pond; The memory of Dylan Thomas lives on...
- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) August 15, 2009 700+ words
Byline: Karen Price DYLAN THOMAS has always had a close...inspired in some way by Dylan Thomas' life or work, or in...third largest city in the United States and there is a large and...with Chicago to celebrate Dylan Thomas
- Cursed and blessed.(Dylan Thomas: A New Life)(Book Review)
- Magazine article from: National Review Valiunas, Algis September 13, 2004 700+ words
Dylan Thomas: A New Life, by Andrew Lycett (Overlook...wastrels, lunatics, or brutes. Dylan Thomas (1914-1953), a writer of superb...London to the length and breadth of the United States, and his antics were entertaining...
- Festivals for Dylan Thomas quite simply beyond words; Swansea celebrates with...
- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) October 24, 2009 700+ words
...Robin Turner HARD-DRINKING poet Dylan Thomas continues to show that for him, death...Swansea Council has estimated that the "Dylan Thomas effect" brings in pounds 3.5m in...further this weekend, include the 12th Dylan Thomas Festival. This year is a particularly...
- Explore lyrical landscape of Dylan Thomas' Wales.(Travel)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Herbert, Rosemary September 28, 2003 700+ words
...Rosemary Herbert SWANSEA, Wales - Dylan Thomas might never have spoken his native language...work while also getting acquainted with Dylan Thomas country in and around this port city...this famous writer's haunts, the Dylan Thomas Centre is the place to start. Located...
- Dylan Thomas just makes the last line of poets' poll; Fans disappointed by...
- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) October 9, 2009 700+ words
Byline: Sally Williams DYLAN THOMAS has propped up a list of the UK...Professor Peter Stead, chairman of the Dylan Thomas Prize, said he was disappointed...poet's place in the survey. "Dylan Thomas is viewed by many as being second...
- 'She was a great character. She inherited her father's wit and humour' Aeronwy...
- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) July 29, 2009 700+ words
...Karen Price THE last strong link to Dylan Thomas has been lost following the death of...America with her work and launched the Dylan Thomas Trail in New York, which takes visitors...literary award for young writers, the Dylan Thomas Prize. And she was set to publish her...
- 'Aeronwy was a great character. She inherited her father's wit and humour'...
- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) July 29, 2009 700+ words
...Karen Price THE last strong link to Dylan Thomas has been lost following the death of...America with her work and launched the Dylan Thomas Trail in New York, which takes visitors...literary award for young writers, the Dylan Thomas Prize. And she was set to publish her...
- A sobering view: Dylan Thomas. (hometown finally begins to honor poet)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) January 14, 1995 700+ words
WHEN the remarkable Welsh poet Dylan Thomas was finally admitted, warts and all...is personally gratifying to me that Dylan Thomas is being honoured today in Westminster...while I was president, and I urged that Dylan Thomas be included among the famous who are...
