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Dylan Thomas the Broadcasts
A superb copy, unmarked and unclipped.
- GenresPoetry
304 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1991
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February 3, 2025
Dylan Thomas was not only a wordsmith, but a performer. Even Richard Burton was impressed by the way he delivered his poetry and prose. He seemed to be more of a gut bucket blues shouter than a poet. Check out his reading of 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night' on YouTube, for a sample.
The Broadcasts are not focused on poetry, although poetry is mentioned. As a sampler of his prose work, it is worth digging up.
When Dylan is on a roll, prose lovers are in for a ride. Here's a sample: "Fish-frailed, netbagged, umbrella’d, pixie-capped, fur-shoed, blue-nosed, puce-lipped, blinkered like drayhorses, scarved,mittened, galoshed,wearing everything but the cat’s blanket, crushes of shopping-women crunched in the little Lapland of the once grey drab street, blew and queued and yearned for hot tea, as I began my search through Swansea town cold and early on that wicked February morning."
Unfortunately, it's not all like this.
The Broadcasts are not focused on poetry, although poetry is mentioned. As a sampler of his prose work, it is worth digging up.
When Dylan is on a roll, prose lovers are in for a ride. Here's a sample: "Fish-frailed, netbagged, umbrella’d, pixie-capped, fur-shoed, blue-nosed, puce-lipped, blinkered like drayhorses, scarved,mittened, galoshed,wearing everything but the cat’s blanket, crushes of shopping-women crunched in the little Lapland of the once grey drab street, blew and queued and yearned for hot tea, as I began my search through Swansea town cold and early on that wicked February morning."
Unfortunately, it's not all like this.
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