Literary Birthday - Dylan Thomas, 27 October

Happy Birthday, Dylan Thomas, born 27 October 1914, died 9 November 1953.

Three Quotes On Writing By Dylan Thomas

1. A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone’s knowledge of himself and the world around him.
2. Don’t be too harsh to these poems until they’re typed. I always think typescript lends some sort of certainty: at least, if the things are bad then, they appear to be bad with conviction. 
3. Go on thinking that you don’t need to be read and you’ll find that it may become quite true: no one will feel the need to read it because it is written for yourself alone; and the public won’t feel any impulse to gate crash such a private party.

Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer.

From Writers Write