As Dylan Day 2017 approaches on May 14th, we present the ‘The Craftsmen’, written in commemoration of the life and work of Dylan Thomas for Dylan Day 2016, commissioned and made with the support of Literature Wales, by New York rap artist and playwright Baba Brinkman.
To find out more about Baba Brinkman visit his website.
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Redux: What Killed Dylan Thomas
In What Killed Dylan Thomas, Tony De Sarzec writes on the furore surrounding the death of the poet, asking whether a rockstar lifestyle – and eighteen straight whiskies – really caused his untimely demise or, conversely, whether these were simply a part of a carefully orchestrated public persona.
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