The Welsh poet Dylan Marlais Thomas (1914-1953) has been acclaimed as one of the most important poets of the century. His lyrics rank among the most powerful and captivating of modern poetry. Dylan Thomas was born in the Welsh seaport of Swansea, Carmart...

Dylan Thomas's life, work, and stature among twentieth-century poets are all matters of controversy and speculation. An essentially shy and modest man when sober, Thomas called himself the "captain of the second eleven" on the team of modern poets, an un...

Dylan Thomas's life, work, and stature among twentieth-century poets are all matters of controversy and speculation. An essentially shy and modest man when sober, Thomas called himself the "captain of the second eleven" on the team of modern poets, an un...

Buds are beginning to swell on the trees. Before long the garden will be wearing my favourite colour - that bright fresh green of young beech leaves, hanging like shreds of silk with the sun shining through them. Lime, celadon, chartreuse, acid green,...

Mount Prospect National Bank is having a little trouble getting a new drive-through constructed. The bank is expanding into the neighboring Illinois suburb of Des Plaines. In order to make room for a drive-through at the bank's chosen location, it is proposing to tear...