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Dylan Thomas reads Ceremony After a Fire Raid

A reading by Dylan Thomas of his famous poem describing his reaction to the death of a young infant in a bombing raid over London in the Second World War. Published in Dylan’s best seller, ‘Deaths and Entrances’ in 1946, this poem was first broadcast by the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Home Service in December 1945 for a series called ‘ Poetry Promenade’.

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4 minutes

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