' In the beginning was the three-pointed star One smile of light across the empty face; One bough of bone across the rooting air The substance forked that marrowed the first sun; & burning cophers on the round of space Heaven & hell mixed as they spun.' This is a rich collection of Dylan Thomas's best-loved poems & stories as well as pieces he wrote for radio & magazines. The selection spans Thomas's writing lifetime & it shows the full range of this tempestuous & meticulous artist who once cheerfully claimed that he had beast angel & madman within him.