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Also Known As Dylan Marlais Thomas
Born October 27, 1914 • Swansea • Wales
Died November 9, 1953 (aged 39) • New York City • New York
Notable Works “18 Poems” • “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” • “Deaths and Entrances” • “Fern Hill” • “Under Milk Wood”

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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
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