Add this copy of Collected Poems: Dylan Thomas (Everyman) to cart. $4.99, good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2003 by Phoenix.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. Simply Brit – welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there's something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.
Add this copy of Collected Poems: Dylan Thomas to cart. $5.31, very good condition, Sold by SELL BOOKS LTD rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2003 by W&N.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not wit.
Add this copy of Collected Poems to cart. $5.39, fair condition, Sold by SELL BOOKS LTD rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2002 by New Directions Publishing Corpor.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fair. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for.
Add this copy of Collected Poems: Dylan Thomas (Everyman) to cart. $6.64, good condition, Sold by Greener Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2000 by Phoenix.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.
Add this copy of Collected Poems: Dylan Thomas to cart. $6.64, new condition, Sold by SELL BOOKS LTD rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2003 by W&N.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not wit.
Add this copy of Collected Poems: Dylan Thomas to cart. $6.65, new condition, Sold by SELL BOOKS LTD rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2003 by W&N.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not wit.
Add this copy of Collected Poems: Dylan Thomas to cart. $11.44, new condition, Sold by GreatBookPricesUK5 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Castle Donington, DERBYSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2003 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. B-format paperback. Intended for college/higher education audience. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Add this copy of Collected Poems: Dylan Thomas to cart. $11.59, like new condition, Sold by GreatBookPricesUK5 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Castle Donington, DERBYSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2003 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine. B-format paperback. Intended for college/higher education audience. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Add this copy of Collected Poems: Dylan Thomas to cart. $12.86, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2003 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
Add this copy of Collected Poems: Dylan Thomas to cart. $13.15, new condition, Sold by Books2anywhere rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fairford, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2003 by Orion Publishing Co.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Dylan Thomas's "Poem in October" has to be one of the most rapturously beautiful poems of childhood ever written in the language. The narrative line of the poem is easily paraphrased (not always the case in Thomas's work): the speaker awakens to his "thirtieth year to heaven," the harbor's sea-sounds (Thomas grew up in Swansea, Wales), embarks upon the "still sleeping town," and "In rainy autumn" ascends the hill above the town, recollecting "a child's / Forgotten mornings."
But it's the alternation of the adult speaker's present with the "twice told fields of infancy" and "truth of his joy" that gives the poem such poignancy. In a very real sense, this is a childhood that is blessed and in which the wonders of nature are sacramentalized: "the heron priested shore," "the parables / Of sun light / And the legends of the green chapels. . . / And the mystery / Sang alive / Still in the water and singingbirds." Thomas effectively juxtaposes blithe images of spring and summer--larks, blackbirds, sun, fruit, "the blue altered sky"--with the town's autumnal "rain wringing / Wind blow cold / In the wood faraway under me."
Consider also the speaker's brilliant cinematic perspective, and the extended metaphor of the snail here: "Pale rain over the dwindling harbour / And over the sea wet church the size of a snail / With its horns through mist and the castle / Brown as owls." Or the way Thomas's ear works with alliteration and onomotopeia: "call of seagull and rook / And the knock of sailing boats on the net webbed wall."
Still, the poem turns as "the weather turned around. And the true / Joy of the long dead child sang burning / In the sun," because, as Thomas implies elsewhere, time holds us captive and thus the child is expelled from his Edenic joy, innocence, and grace, which the speaker can only sing or praise in memory.
Opacities abound in Thomas's work, I think, because the poet employed an imagery that was often private and inaccessible, despite his obvious debt to the Bible, Shakespeare and Welsh song. Those obscurities can be formidable. Still, at the least, the reader should go to Dylan Thomas for the rapture of "Poem in October," "Fern Hill," and "The force that through the green fuse drives the flower," the wisdom in "Do not go gentle into that good night," and for the poet's credo of "In My Craft or Sullen Art."
