Dylan Thomas
New York, New York, New York
Marker Inscription
The Dylan Thomas Room "I like very much people telling me about their childhood, but they'll have to be quick or else I'll be telling them about mine." Poet - scholar - gentleman. Born: Swansea Wales 1914 Died: New York City 1953
The Story
This room honors the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914–1953), whose lush, incantatory verse and legendary readings made him a transatlantic literary celebrity. During his American tours he became a fixture of Greenwich Village's bohemian scene before his death in New York City at just thirty-nine. The plaque preserves his wit and his enduring bond with the neighborhood that embraced him.
Why it matters
It marks the American ground where one of the 20th century's most beloved poets found both adulation and his early end, cementing his legend on both sides of the Atlantic.
Plan your visit
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Museums & culture
- Gerben Fine Artnearby
- Bureau0.2 mi away · 112 Duane Street
- Cloud Gallery0.2 mi away
- 81 Leonard Gallery0.2 mi away
- Hall des Lumières0.3 mi away · 49 Chambers Street, New York, NY
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum0.5 mi away · 180 Greenwich Street, New York, NY
Attractions
- Textile building0.2 mi away
- FDNY Ladder 80.2 mi away · 14 North Moore Street, New York
- Dream house0.2 mi away
- Site of the Beach Pneumatic Subway0.3 mi away · 1 Murray Street
- Cortlandt Alley0.4 mi away
- Woolworth Building0.4 mi away
Food & drink
- Maman1.3 mi away
- Sweetgreen1.3 mi away
- Bluestone Lane1.4 mi away
- Semicolon Cafe1.4 mi away
- Yaso1.4 mi away · 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ
- Krispy Pizza1.4 mi away · 33 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ
Places to stay
- Conrad0.4 mi away · 102 North End Avenue, New York
- M Social Hotel New York Downtown0.5 mi away · 55 Church Street, New York, NY
- Residence Inn New York Downtown Manhattan/World Trade Center Area0.6 mi away · 170 Broadway, New York, NY
- Holiday Inn0.6 mi away · 51 Nassau Street
- World Center Hotel0.6 mi away · 144 Washington Street, New York, NY
- Club Quarters Hotel at World Trade Center0.6 mi away · 140 Washington Street, New York, NY
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