Dylan Thomas was born on October 27, 1914, at his parents semi-detached house at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, in the Uplands area of Swansea. The house, which was also built in 1914, faced a playing field and the nearby Cwmdonkin Park, where young Dylan would play with his friends. Cwmdonkin Park was to feature in Dylan's poems 'Cwmdonkin' and 'The Hunchback in the Park'.
Despite Dylan's often shady life, he was also a great man and arguably Wales finest poet and author - a man whose literary stature in the world seems to increase with each passing year. To honour Dylan, Swansea has kept the poet's memory alive outside of his books with a plethora of statues and commemorative works and even a entire Centre devoted to him.
These are now detailed in a new book(let) titled: Dylan Thomas - Hometown. Written to commemmorate the 50th anniversary of the poets death, this fully illustrated guide to all of Swansea's tributes to Dylan also includes a biography of the man and a guide to other aspects of Swansea associated with the author.
Dylan Thomas
