Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide (2014)

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Famous for his womanising, drinking and tragic death, Dylan Thomas is the rock star of 20th-century poetry. But for Welsh poet Owen Sheers, his tempestuous life often obscures the power of his poetry. Sheers takes us on a journey that reveals Dylan Thomas as a visionary and a craftsman.

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@shabirmagami146 2 ай бұрын

brilliant documentary .... thank you for this 💌💌💌

@marinatestolin7386 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant work. Need to go and read his poetry over and over again.

@purpledanny1958 2 жыл бұрын

A fantastic documentary focusing on Dylan's poetry, not on his scandalous life. Many thanks!

@markussax1412 2 жыл бұрын

lived in the uplands in 1993 and passed his house every day on my way to the bus. i went back to Germany after 3 months and felt in love with his work, when i was back at home. it makes me proud, that i could walk on his footsteps: Swansea, the Mumbles and Rhossili.🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@user-ig3gw4ku7q 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. It's my favorite documentary about Dylan. I've watched it 3 times, so far. I too write poetry. It's always an adventure. Long live the adventure.

@plumjam 10 ай бұрын

Quibble: just because Under Milk Wood was described as a play for voices doesn't mean it wasn't poetry. Shakespeare's plays were largely poetry too. In my opinion the first 5 minutes or so of Under Milk Wood are by far the best poetry Thomas wrote. Utterly magical.

@CalvinPoet 9 ай бұрын

Quibble: Shakespeare’s sonnets, aside from the soliloquies embedded in his plays, contain his best poetry. Dylan’s best work is, of course, the lyrical lines he left us: “The Force That Through The Green Fuse,” “And Death Shall Have No Dominion,” “In My Craft Or Sullen Art,” “Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines,” etc.

@roysaxon2619 4 ай бұрын

Yes, I agree 100%.

@chestersakamoto6843 11 ай бұрын

Of all the documentaries I've seen on Dylan Thomas, this is, easily, the greatest. So many tend to focus on the ups and downs of his tumultuous, tabloidian life, but this one attempts to discover the poet through his own verse, something no other Thomas documentarian has done (successfully, anyway). Absolutely top-notch work here. 👏

@paulkesler1744 Жыл бұрын

Masterful doc. Analytic, yet poetic in its own right, made all the more interesting by bards who appreciate Thomas's "craft or sullen art." They've tuned in, not just to the semantics of his arcane lines, but also their rolling sonority.

@dw2hite 2 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful documentary.

@orinmsh7577 2 жыл бұрын

The most comprehehensive attempt at understanding the genius of DT so far.....

@bryn5108 Жыл бұрын

A very good documentary about a great poet. I was fascinated by the idea that 'I sang in my chains like the sea' could also refer to the creativity occasioned by strict poetic form. I was also stirred by the idea that Do Not Go Gentle was addressed to himself. Looking at it now, it seems obvious. Simon Armitage: 'Poetry was his first language'. I think that's a very apt way of putting it and somehow gets to the heart of that mysterious linguistic netherworld which DT inhabited.

@TraceTaylor Жыл бұрын

Super - thank you ☮️🇬🇧🤍🙏🏼

@dmswanson5694 3 ай бұрын

A thought. The young lady @ 07:26, we should all get her books of poetry; that certain kind of insight is not luck. Remember, DT is thicketed, there are cuts and poised threats, still this knowing opens like no other. Owen Sheers' presentation is more than insightful, revealing.