27 October 2014 it is 100 years ago poet Dylan Thomas was born. A man who took a lot from previous centuries of English (and Welsh) poetry but also, some of us think, moved the limits for what you can do and say when you write in English. Here is Richard Burton reading (for exactly 1 min 44 seconds) from Dylan Thomas UNDER MILK WOOD: Dear Gwalia, I know there are/ towns lovlier than ours./ And fairer hills and loftier far,/And groves more full of flowers.// And boskier woods more blithe with spring,/ And bright with birds adorning,/ And sweeter bards than I to sing/ Their praise this beauteous morning ... youtube/watch?v=JgMRD84MTQY
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:52:59 +0000
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