Monday, January 21st., 2019
"Do not go gentle into that good night"
"Rage, rage against the dying of the light".
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion"; the 'play for voices' Under Milk Wood; and stories and radio broadcasts such as A Child's Christmas in Wales and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog.
He became widely popular in his lifetime and remained so after his
premature death at the age of 39 in New York City. By then he had
acquired a reputation, which he had encouraged, as a "roistering,
drunken and doomed poet".[3]
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Although Thomas wrote exclusively in the English language, he has been acknowledged as one of the most important Welsh poets of the 20th century. He is noted for his original, rhythmic and ingenious use of words and imagery. His position as one of the great modern poets has been much discussed, and he remains popular with the public.
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Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion"; the 'play for voices' Under Milk Wood; and stories and radio broadcasts such as A Child's Christmas in Wales and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog.
He became widely popular in his lifetime and remained so after his
premature death at the age of 39 in New York City. By then he had
acquired a reputation, which he had encouraged, as a "roistering,
drunken and doomed poet".[3]......................................................................................................................................................................................................
Although Thomas wrote exclusively in the English language, he has been acknowledged as one of the most important Welsh poets of the 20th century. He is noted for his original, rhythmic and ingenious use of words and imagery. His position as one of the great modern poets has been much discussed, and he remains popular with the public.
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It has been suggested that the poem was written for Thomas' dying father, although he did not die until just before Christmas 1952.[3][4] It has no title other than its first line, "Do not go gentle into that good night", a line that appears as a refrain throughout the poem along with its other refrain, "Rage, rage against the dying of the light".
The poem currently remains under copyright,[note 1] although the text is available online.[5]
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Marlais Thomas, born October 27, 1914, in South Wales, was the
archetypal Romantic poet of the popular American imagination—he was
flamboyantly theatrical, a heavy drinker, engaged in roaring disputes in
public, and read his work aloud with tremendous depth of feeling and a
singing Welsh lilt.