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Dylan Thomas

Dylan Thomas . Dylan Thomas. 1914-1953 Grew up in Swansea, Wales Son of a school teacher . Dylan thomas. Published his first book of poems at the age of 20 Moved to London and worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation

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Dylan Thomas

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  1. Dylan Thomas

  2. Dylan Thomas • 1914-1953 • Grew up in Swansea, Wales • Son of a school teacher

  3. Dylan thomas • Published his first book of poems at the age of 20 • Moved to London and worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation • Wrote stories and plays, including Under Milk Wood, and A Child’s Christmas in Wales

  4. Dylan thomas • Began giving public readings, which gained him popularity • Thomas’s verse is similar to that of the King James Bible and Welsh preaching • Known to be talkative and witty, but suffered from alcoholism

  5. Dylan thomas • Drinking eventually interfered with his marriage to Caitlin Macnamara • Also affected his writing; he only produced a small amount of poetry • Died of acute alcoholism on November 9th, 1953 at the age of 39

  6. Dylan thomas • “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” • A reading by Dylan Thomas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mRec3VbH3w

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