Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer celebrated for his lyrical and emotive poetry, including 'Do not go gentle into that good night,' and for the radio play Under Milk Wood. His work is noted for its musical language and imaginative intensity.
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Trending topics shown first"The only sea I saw Was the seesaw sea With you riding on it. Lie down, lie easy. Let me shipwreck in your thighs."
"One Christmas was so much like another, in those years around the sea-town corner now, out of all sound except the distant speaking of the voices I sometimes hear a moment before sleep, that I can nev…"
"You can tear a poem apart to see what makes it technically tick... You're back with the mystery of having been moved by words. The best craftsmanship always leaves holes and gaps in the works of the p…"
"I fell in love — that is the only expression I can think of — at once, and am still at the mercy of words, though sometimes now, knowing a little of their behavior very well, I think I can influence t…"
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