Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet and playwright whose works include poems such as Fern Hill, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night and the "play for voices", Under Milk Wood.

Dylan Thomas published his first book. Eighteen Poems, shortly after leaving Wales in pursuit of his career. The book earned him almost instant success. Years later, his appealing rotund voice and frequent public readings helped gain him wide popularity in America. He performed hundreds of broadcasts and wrote more than a dozen books as well as a multitude of poems and scripts.History Channel: Dylan Marlais Thomas Official Site: Dylan Thomas

"His writing is packed with places and people from my childhood so I suppose I find it very therapeutic when I come back to New Quay and Laugharne." Aeronwy Thomas on her father, Dylan ThomasBBC: Daughter Is Dylan's Biggest Fan

"...an overgrown baby who'll destroy every last thing he can get his hands on, including himself." Truman Capote on Dylan ThomasNeurotic Poets: Dylan Marlais Thomas

"...Dylan Thomas made poetry come alive. Listening to his beautiful voice, I was touched deep in my heart by poetry, not in my head..." An American student after a Thomas lectureNeurotic Poets: Dylan Marlais Thomas

• 1936: And Death Shall Have No Dominion
• 1940: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog
• 1946: Deaths and Entrances
• 1951: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
• 1954: Under Milk Wood a "play for voices"