United Kingdom in character. Daniel Owen is credited as the first Welsh-language novelist, publishing "Rhys Lewis" in 1885. The best-known of the Anglo-Welsh poets are both Thomases. Dylan Thomas became famous on both sides of the Atlantic in the mid-20th century. He is remembered for his poetry—his "Do not go gentle into that good night; Rage, rage against the dying of the light" is one of the most quoted couplets of English language verse—and for his "play for voices", "Under Milk Wood". The influential Church in Wales "poet-priest" and Welsh nationalist R. S. Thomas was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature
Do not go gentle festival and the poets former home at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive. The festival concentrates on literature and music, but also features theatre, film and art. The program is mainly made up of Welsh musicians, poets and writers but has also featured acts from as far afield as Ireland, Denmark and Brittany. Headline acts have included comedian Jo Brand, Twin Town director Kevin Allen, poet John Hegley, comedian Phil Kay and Hollywood actor Rhys Ifans Do not go gentle festival Do Not Go Gentle festival is an annual arts festival, founded in 2012, that takes place in Swansea, Wales. The festival is held