«A worm tells the story of summer better than a clock, the slug is a living calendar of days: What will it tell me if a timeless insect, Says the world wears out? As a young poet, Dylan suffered from many things, including financial problems and alcohol abuse. Thomas' poems were his way of expressing his feelings and thoughts. Despite Thomas's difficulties in life, he still managed to become a successful poet. What marked the life of the young British poet will be the discovery of his personal life, his marriage, his career and his death, as well as the interpretation of two of his poems. Dylan Thomas was born on October 27, 1914 in Swansea. , Glamorgan Wales. (Applebee 1001). Thomas was the youngest child of David John Thomas and Florence Hannah Thomas. He attended Swansea Grammar School, where his father taught as an English literature teacher. Although Thomas was a very sick child who often avoided school, he preferred to read alone. Fascinated by languages ​​at school, Thomas excelled in English and reading. At the age of sixteen, Thomas dropped out of secondary school to become a junior journalist for the South Wales Daily Post. (Lycett, Andrew. Dylan Thomas: A New Life, 2003). During the summers of his childhood, he spent most of his time visiting his grandparents. Although the Thomas family experienced financial problems, he still managed to have an incredible childhood. In December 1932, he quit his job as a reporter and decided to concentrate on his poetry. During this period, Thomas wrote more than half of his collected poems. In 1934, when Thomas was twenty, he moved to London and won the Poet's Corner book prize, where he published his first book, 18 Poems (The Fortune press). The book comes from a coll...... middle of paper ......increase. I can easily become an ordinary fool. Maybe I am one now. But one must not upset one's own vanity. Dylan Thomas's poems were about death, religion, sex and the love of English. Having a not-so-great childhood, Dylan Thomas left school to pursue a writing career which flourished. While writing as a young artist, he found the love of his life, Caitlin MacNarma. Shortly after Thomas' career began to flourish, he died a slow death. Despite the difficulties Thomas experienced, he still managed to realize his dream as a writer. Dylan Thomas: A New Life, 2003 http://www.poemhunter.com/dylan-thomas/biography/ The Fortune pressThomas, Dylan. Eight stories. New Direction Publishing Corp. 80 Eighth Avenue. New York 10011. Thomas, Dylan. The language of literature. Applebee N, Arthur.And. Evanston, Illinois 60204, 2006