International Dylan Thomas Day
May 14 · Level 2 · #1874 of 2238
A day to enjoy the work of Dylan Thomas, the Welsh poet whose verse is full of music, mischief and sharp images. Readers around the world dust off favourite lines and discover new ones.
How it is celebrated: bookshops, libraries and theatres host poetry readings, performances and themed evenings, and in Wales fans also walk the poet's haunts around his hometown of Swansea.
The date nods to 14 May 1953, when his play for voices Under Milk Wood was first read in public in New York, with Thomas himself taking part.