Dylan Thomas

Dylan Marlais Thomas, (Swansea, October 27 1914 – November 9 1953 in New York City) was a Welsh poet and writer. He is widely considered to be among the greatest poets of the 20th century; his most famous poems include "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" and "And Death Shall Have No Dominion."

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Dylan Thomas was born in the Uplands area of Swansea, Wales. His father David, who was a writer and possessed a degree in English, brought his son up to speak English rather than Dylan's mother's native Welsh. He attended the boys-only Swansea Grammar School, (later known as Bishop Gore Grammar School, now reincarnated as Bishop Gore Comprehensive School), at which his father taught English Literature. It was in the school's magazine that the young Dylan saw his first poem published. Dylan Thomas's middle name, "Marlais", came from the bardic name of his uncle, the Unitarian minister, Gwilym Marles (whose real name was William Thomas).

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