About Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas was a famous 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 popular in his lifetime and remained so after his premature death in New York City. In his later life he acquired a reputation, which he encouraged, as a roistering, drunken and doomed poet. Thomas wrote exclusively in the English language. He has been acknowledged as one of the most important Welsh poets of the 20th century and noted for his original, rhythmic and ingenious use of words and imagery. Thomas's verbal style played against strict verse forms, such as in the villanelle Do not go gentle into that good night. His images were carefully ordered in a patterned sequence, and his major theme was the unity of all life, the continuing process of life and death and new life that linked the generations. Here are below some of his best poems ever.Browse all poems and texts published on Dylan Thomas
