Out of Chaos Comes Bliss

A stunning edition of the greatest poems by the beloved Dylan Thomas, selected and introduced by Cerys Matthews Dylan Thomas is one of most beloved British poets of all time. Richly melodious and vividly expressive, Thomas's poems strike to the heart of eternal themes of living and dying, of innocence lost and the persistence of nature's cycles. In this new selection, Cerys Matthews brings together poems from across Thomas's career to showcase the very best of his work. Full of gorgeous imagery and piercing insight, Out of Chaos Comes Bliss is the perfect introduction to this remarkable writer.

Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea in 1914. He began writing poetry as a child and left school at 16 to be a reporter for the South Wales Daily Post; several of his most famous poems were published while he was still a teenager. Thomas went on to become one of the major poets of the 20th century, while also writing short stories and scripts for film and radio, the most famous of which being Under Milk Wood. He died in New York shortly after his 39th birthday.