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| Dylan Thomas centenary festival to be launched in Cardiff | Dylan Thomas centenary festival to be launched in Cardiff |
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| Details of a year-long international festival celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of poet Dylan Thomas are to be unveiled. | Details of a year-long international festival celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of poet Dylan Thomas are to be unveiled. |
| The Dylan Thomas 100 Festival is running throughout 2014, with events scheduled around the world. | The Dylan Thomas 100 Festival is running throughout 2014, with events scheduled around the world. |
| First Minister Carwyn Jones will open the event, known as Starless and Bible Black, at National Museum Cardiff. | First Minister Carwyn Jones will open the event, known as Starless and Bible Black, at National Museum Cardiff. |
| As part of the day, previously unseen photographs of Thomas's family life will be on display. | As part of the day, previously unseen photographs of Thomas's family life will be on display. |
| Contributors include the poet's granddaughter Hannah Ellis, US writer and political activist Kevin Powell, Dylan Thomas expert Jeff Towns and harpist Claire Jones. | |
| The festival will show the legacy of Swansea-born Thomas's work. | The festival will show the legacy of Swansea-born Thomas's work. |
| The first minister said: "I'm delighted that the Welsh government and the British Council have worked together to deliver the Starless and Bible Black programme which shows that the celebration of all that is Dylan Thomas is not confined to Wales. | The first minister said: "I'm delighted that the Welsh government and the British Council have worked together to deliver the Starless and Bible Black programme which shows that the celebration of all that is Dylan Thomas is not confined to Wales. |
| "We look forward to the celebrations and events taking place in London, across the UK and internationally." | "We look forward to the celebrations and events taking place in London, across the UK and internationally." |