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EPISODE · Jan 21, 2026 · 6 MIN

Dylan Thomas' "Prologue"

from The Daily Poem · host Sean Johnson

Today’s poem, unusual in its structure and rhyme, turned out to be more of an epilogue: Thomas composed it for inclusion in his Collected Poems, no more than a year before his death. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

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