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| Dylan Thomas remembered |
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| From 1949 onwards, Thomas and his wife Caitlin lived
at The Boathouse, an atmospheric home overlooking
the beautiful Taf estuary at Laugharne
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| November 2003 sees the 50th anniversary
of the death of Dylan Thomas, one of
Wales' greatest poets. A host of celebrations
are planned, including the Dylan
Thomas Festival to be held in his home
town of Swansea.There will be exhibitions,
film shows, guided tours, readings from
his short stories, poems and much more.
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| Dylan Thomas collapsed in a hotel in
New York just a few days short of his
39th birthday in November 1953. He
was at the height of his literary powers,
having completed what many consider to
be his most famous work, Under Milk Wood.
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| The celebrations also provide a great
opportunity to explore the beautiful
countryside around the Gower that
Dylan Thomas loved so much.
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| Indeed,
Pembrokeshire contains the UK's only
coast-based national park and one of
Europe's finest stretches of coastline.
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| And if all of that doesn't interest you,
Wales is the land of festivals and this
summer is as packed with events as ever,
including the famous National Eisteddfod,
held this year at Meifod, mid Wales, from
2 to 9 August.
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| More at www.dylanthomasfestival.com
For further information about visiting
Wales, see www.visitwales.com
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