A Personal Anthology: A Selection of Poets: Complete & Unabridged - Dylan Thomas

Advantages: Very detailed guidance
Disadvantages: Less able pupils may struggle with some aspects

...of your choice from the selection.' It offers clear advice in the form of bullet points as well as a table of detailed notes. Pupils are always advised to end by stating which poem of the two they prefer and why. Section 2 English Literature All pupils have to study some poems from the Pre-1914 Poetry Bank; alongside these, some pupils study the poems of Seamus Heaney and Gillian Clarke, whilst others study those of Carol Ann Duffy and Simon Armitage. Most examination questions involve comparing two poems, either one by Heaney with one by Clarke or one by Duffy with one by Armitage, and referring in addition to two poems from the Pre-1914 Bank. The Pre-1914 Poetry Bank includes works by poets such as Walt Whitman, Robert Browning, Thomas Hardy, William Blake and William Wordsworth. Section 2 opens, similarly to Section 1, by showing how... Read review

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Advantages: a brilliant read
Disadvantages: slightly confusing read

...Who was Dylan Thomas? Even today, no one really knows. From his early years of growing up in Swansea in Wales, to his family life; from his beginnings as a writer to his tours of America; from his early days of alcohol abuse to his death in New York in 1953: Dylan Thomas has become an icon for lovers, literature fans and poets. Dylan Thomas has become a cult figure for Welsh travellers of today an inspiration for every young lad heading from Swansea to London, into the new life. But it is Dylan Thomas’s debauched lifestyle that perhaps draws people towards him. In the book The Dylan Thomas Murders, by David N. Thomas, we begin to get an idea of who Dylan Thomas might have been, reimagining the poet without attempting to stick to the known facts. Reading this book, D. Thomas still remains a mystery, but David Thomas’... Read review

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Advantages: Very deep, some moving poems
Disadvantages: Can take a while to get into it

...and structure and people look at you in amazement if you say you actually understand Dylan Thomas! Book Details ------------------------------ Dylan Thomas Selected Poems Edited by Walford Davies Publisher Everyman's Poetry The cost of this book is £2.00 and it is available from bookstores and on amazon.co.uk ISBN 0-460-87831-X Summary -------------------------------- Dylan Thomas truly was one of the best poetsof his era and this fantastic edition of his work demonstrates that well. I would recommend this book to anyone, whatever their level of interest in Dylan Thomas. It's just a shame he didn't have a chance to write more! Please ignore the story and character ratings below, as it is a poetry book it has neither of these!... Read review

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