The Notebooks of Dylan Thomas

by Dylan Thomas, Ralph Maud (Editor)

An authoritative and comprehensive guide to all aspects of photography.

Genres: Poetry

364 pages, Hardcover

First published May 6, 1999

About the author

Dylan Marlais Thomas (1914-1953) was a Welsh poet who wrote in English. Many regard him as one of the 20th century's most influential poets.

In addition to poetry, Thomas wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio, with the latter frequently performed by Thomas himself. His public readings, particularly in America, won him great acclaim; his booming, at times, ostentatious voice, with a subtle Welsh lilt, became almost as famous as his works. His best-known work includes the "play for voices" Under Milk Wood and the celebrated villanelle for his dying father, "Do not go gentle into that good night." Appreciative critics have also noted the superb craftsmanship and compression of poems such as "In my craft or sullen art" and the rhapsodic lyricism of Fern Hill.

Reviews

[Yasmin · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's always intriguing to me to see how poets write their poetry. For the most part Thomas wrote in free verse in his early draft poetry. It's interesting to see words he misspelled or shortened while working on his craft. I like to see the kernal of ideas he put into the poetry he published and the ones he discarded. A wonderful old book of wonderful poetry in the embryonic stage.