In April of 1947, having been awarded a scholarship by the Society of Authors, Welsh poet Dylan Thomas embarked on a four month-long tour of Italy with his wife, Caitlin, their children, and his sister-in-law and her son—a trip during which he completed a single poem1. His best piece of writing, however, took the form of a letter, written from the pictur…
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