From Wales – Green Mountain, Black Mountain
The narrative explores the complexities of Welsh identity and culture through a series of vignettes that evoke the country's rugged landscape and its people's struggles with poverty, emigration, and social change. The story centers on a young boy growing up in a rural community where traditional ways of life are being eroded by industrialization and urbanization. His experiences reflect the tensions between preserving cultural heritage and adapting to modernity. Through a series of poetic and evocative descriptions, the narrative captures the essence of Wales' natural beauty and its people's resilience in the face of adversity.
By Dylan Thomas · First published 1946 · Genre: Poetry, Social Commentary, Modernism · 130 words
First lines
Remember the procession of the old-young men / From dole queue to corner and back again, / From the pinched, packed streets to the peak of slag / In the bite of the winters with shovel and bag,
With a drooping fag and a turned-up collar, / Stamping for the cold at the ill lit corner / Dragging through the squalor with their hearts like lead / Staring at the hunger and the shut pit-head / Nothing in their pockets, nothing home to eat.
Lagging from the slag heap to the pinched, packed street.
Remember the procession of the old-young men.
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From Wales – Green Mountain, Black Mountain is listed on Textopian as a poem by Dylan Thomas, dated 1946 CE.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Dylan Thomas
- Date: 1946 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Social Commentary, Modernism, Regional Literature
- Length: 130 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is structured in verse form, utilizing rhyme and meter, characteristic of poetry.
- Social Commentary — The themes address social issues such as unemployment and poverty, reflecting on the human condition.
- Modernism — The style and themes align with modernist literature, focusing on the struggles of individuals in an industrial society.
- Regional Literature — The setting and cultural references are specific to Wales, highlighting regional characteristics.
Tags
Autobiography · Memoir · Poetry · Prose · Travelogue · Literary Nonfiction · Wales · Cultural Heritage · Regional Identity · Personal Narrative · Coming of Age · Self-Discovery