Dylan Thomas vs. Ernest Hemingway
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Dylan Thomas
1914 – 1953
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.
"The only sea I saw Was the seesaw sea With you riding on it. Lie down, lie easy. Let me shipwreck in your thighs."
Ernest Hemingway
1899 – 1961
Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Known for an economical, understated style that influenced later 20th-century writers, he has been romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle and outspoken, blunt public image. Some of his seven novels, six short-story collections and two non-fiction works have become classics of American literature, and he was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature.
"The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too."
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