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Dylan Thomas' Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog: Including the Essay 'How to be a Poet'

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Delve into the mind and life of the prolific Welsh poet Dylan Thomas in this roguish collection of short autobiographical stories.

Ten vivid memoirs are collated in this eminent volume, following Thomas' wild and romping childhood in Swansea up until his exuberant days working as a journalist. As Thomas reminisces on his youth, these rose-tinted tales hold an air of fictionality and offer a rare glimpse into the mysterious private life of the poet. First published in 1940, this collection of short stories explores themes of adolescence, religion, love, and death.

Ragged Hand proudly introduces this new edition of Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog, featuring Thomas' introductory essay, 'How to be a Poet'.

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Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) was a Welsh poet, writer, and broadcaster. One of the most recognisable poets of the twentieth century, he's known for his intensely emotional and beautifully lyrical works, such as the poems 'Fern Hill' (1945) and 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night' (1951), as well as the radio drama Under Milk Wood (1954).

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful collection of short stories

R.E. · 10 May 2024

I’ve recently come across an observation about this collection of short stories which serves as, at least in my view, an insightful summary and recommendation. It does a better job than I would manage as succinctly at any rate! The quote expresses a view that few authors, or poets perhaps would be a more apt description, "have evoked as successfully the mysteries and adventures of boyhood, of young love with its shattered dreams... none has done it in as fresh and telling phrases, with an elation as natural and contagious."This collection was first published when Dylan Thomas was only 26 and there is certainly a freshness and vigour of youth in the style, a vibrancy quite at odds with the somewhat intemperate image we now have of the man himself. The ingenu peeps out from the poet a little too. The former is often the precursor of the latter so this is not too unexpected an intrusion.I have an affinity and fondness for Thomas for all sorts of reasons. He was a peer of my grandfather, a couple a years older, one school district along and the world he describes is, despite the many intervening years, one I recognise and relate to. I work less than a mile from where Dylan was born, my colleague always brings coffee in the morning from the café Dylan frequented. I make my supplications to the same muse!My favourite of the stories in this anthology is “Who do you wish was with us?” which describes a day trip to the far end of the Gower Peninsula, where I live, and the headland known as Worm’s Head. The causeway to it is flooded for most of the day and the crossing is only possible for a few hours either side of low tide. When Dylan and his friends attempted the crossing, they mistimed it and are trapped overnight. He described the place, most likely as a consequence of this unfortunate incident, as being “the very promontory of depression.” I’ve crossed it a few times too and, more fortuitously, scurried back to the mainland before the tide surged back and stranded me. It’s as close to feeling like Moses parting the Red Sea as I most likely will ever get! My experience of it has none of the taint Dylan may have felt after a squally, discomforted night on a tidal island so I can, and have, framed the experience much more romantically. I drew inspiration from the story for a chapter in my latest, not yet published novel. It’s quite a setting for an emotional adieu, the Welsh coast’s equivalent of Heathcliff’s moors maybe if I can indulge a presumption!Anyway, notwithstanding my acknowledged and unwavering biases, I would recommend this collection enthusiastically, with a nod of creative debt intermingled!

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