The Essential Dylan Thomas

Explore the profound and imaginative world of Dylan Thomas in this unique collection, bringing together the full spectrum of his literary brilliance. From the mesmerizing verses of his poetry to the enchanting narratives of his prose works, this anthology provides an immersive journey through the creative genius of one of the 20th century's most celebrated poets. This edition includes: Poetry: I see the boys of summer When once the twilight locks no longer Before I knocked My hero bares his nerves Our eunuch dreams When, like a running grave In the beginning I fellowed sleep I dreamed my genesis My world is pyramid I, in my intricate image This bread I break Incarnate devil Today, this insect The seed-at-zero Here in this spring Do you not father me Out of the sighs Was there a time Now Why east wind chills A grief ago Ears in the turrets hear How soon the servant sun Foster the light Should lanterns shine I have longed to move away Find meat on bones Grief thief of time And death shall have no dominion Then was my neophyte Altarwise by owl-light We lying by seasand O make me a mask The spire cranes After the funeral Not from this anger How shall my animal On no work of words A saint about to fall 'If my head hurt a hair's foot' Twenty-four years The conversation of prayers Poem in October This side of the truth To Others than You Love in the Asylum Unluckily for a death Into her lying down head Do not go gentle into that good night Deaths and Entrances A Winter's Tale Plays: Under Milk Wood Prose Works: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog Adventures in the Skin Trade A Child's Christmas in Wales The School for Witches The Burning Baby Quite Early One Morning The Mouse and the Woman A Prospect of the Sea After the Fair The Enemies The Tree The True Story The Dress The Visitor The Vest The Orchards The End of the River The Lemon The Horse's Ha The Holy Six The Map of Love In the Direction of the Beginning Prologue to an Adventure An Adventure from a Work in Progress Holiday Memory Gaspar, Melchior, Balthasar The Followers In the Garden...

Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems 'Do not go gentle into that good night' and 'And death shall have no dominion', as well as the 'play for voices' Under Milk Wood. He also wrote stories and radio broadcasts such as A Child's Christmas in Wales and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog. He became widely popular in his lifetime and remained so after his death at the age of 39 in New York City. By then, he had acquired a reputation, which he had encouraged, as a 'roistering, drunken and doomed poet'.