Features: Thomas worked in a wooden cabin further up the cliff path and judging by the poems he managed to complete during the four years he lived in Laugharne, this place, with its inspiring views, provided the perfect
The Boat House at Laugharne represented for him the last refuge of life and sanity in a nightmare world. Here, in what he affectionately called, "the romantic, dirty summerhouse," he wrote some of his most memorable poems.
Every morning, in the isolation of his cabin, Dylan worked at his poems, striving for an elusive perfection. He would make as many as 500 alterations in a single poem, copying out the entire poem after each alteration, so that he could see his word sculpture taking shape before his eyes. He was a craftsman par excellence. Few poets have labored so mightily or sacrificed so much for their work - that "sullen art," as he called it.
Self-indulgence and sacrifice: those contradictory terms describe him accurately, for no one ever drank harder or worked harder than he did.
Additional Info: Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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I can't see anybody getting any work done in this place - probably spent all his time down the pub!
by Bristol Shed-head on 18/07/2006 from 82.33..---.---
I was in a rush, and it just started raining, so grabbed my trusty oil skin and went out in the bluster to get that shedshot, for you my sheddies fashion is secondary to everything, when a shed is invloved.
by unclewilco on 13/07/2006 from 217.19.---.---
Love the shed. Love the view. Doesn't look dirty to me. And did you really button your coat that way or is it my eyes that are crooked?
by Sandy H on 13/07/2006 from 64.33..---.---
Sorry,just noticed the wee door.
by Boilerbill on 11/07/2006 from 82.41..---.---
is it hard to get into this shed as it looks like the doors are obstructed by the pitch of the roof,maybe the camera playing tricks.
