Dylan Thomas

It is a villanelle, a 19-line form built from repeated lines and two rhymes. Dylan Thomas first published it in 1951, and it is often read in relation to his father D. J. Thomas's decline.

Under Milk Wood is Dylan Thomas's radio drama, described as a "play for voices." It was first broadcast by the BBC in 1954, after Thomas's death, and follows the dreams and daily gossip of the fictional Welsh town Llareggub.

A Child's Christmas in Wales is a prose piece shaped by memory, comic detail, and Thomas's musical language. It became especially popular through recordings and broadcasts, including Thomas's own performances during his American tours.

Thomas died in New York City on November 9, 1953, at age 39. He had been on a reading tour in the United States, where his public performances had made him unusually famous for a poet.