‘You remember Ben Evans’s stores? It’s right next door to that. Ben Evans isn’t there either…’ From 19 to 21 February 1941, Swansea endured a series of heavy bombing raids, which devastated Dylan’s ‘ugly, lovely town’. Over the course of …
When Dylan Thomas returned to Swansea after the Second World War, he spent time walking around trying to rediscover the places of his youth after the town had changed irreversibly following the Three Nights’ Blitz in February 1941. He wrote …
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Dylan Thomas featured all kinds of animals and birds in his writing, including octopus, ravens, foxes, cats and slugs! Here are some prompts to help you get started on writing your own animal-inspired poems and stories. Imagine you are an …
Every year at the Dylan Thomas Exhibition, we welcome families to take part in our winter activities. This year we have taken one of our most popular activities online with a selection of beautifully designed Writing Papers you can download …
Dylan Thomas often wrote about Christmas, talking about it in his letters, and most famously, in his story ‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’. He created some beautiful images to help us imagine his childhood Christmases, and we’re using some of …
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