Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog
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First the young schoolboy, gloriously immersed in make-believe in a shabby farmyard; then the budding poet with his thrilling friendships and dreams of fortune. Finally, the neophyte reporter roaming suburban Swansea for momentous material. In ten wonderfully evocative short stories, Dylan Thomas conveys the exuberance and enthusiasm of youth as he fictionalises events from his childhood. Adolescent sexuality and male friendship are two of the themes that pervade this collection, along with the more familiar topics of love, death and religion. Featuring a bold new livery in celebration of the Dylan Thomas centenary.
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Not yet, have I ventured into the mysterious world of poetry seriously. I've read some John Donne and read some to and fro. But this ‘autobiography' of one of the English language's most important poets of the 20th century has certainly aroused my interest.
The book loosely follows the author as he travels across ages and styles into his life, an absurd array of stories which has its grande finale in “One Warm Saturday”
One last quote:
“Too much platitudinous verbosity!”
