Dylan Thomas Pins and Buttons
Description: Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless, me now
Description: Dylan Thomas 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.
Description: The Dylan Thomas Design celebrates the still hugely popular Welsh poet who died prematurely at the age of 39 in New York. Born in Swansea, South Wales, Dylan Thomas found fame as a poet and writer, composing such classic works as 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night' and Under Milk Wood.
Description: Welsh poet Dylan Marlais Thomas (1914 –1953) is acknowledged as one of the most influential English writers of modern time. Besides poetry, his scripts for film and radio and public readings, particularly in America, won him great acclaim. His best-known works include the "play for voices" Under Milk Wood and the celebrated villanelle for his dying father Do not go gentle into that good night. This is a recreated portrait of Dylan based on his press photographs.
Description: Rage, rage against the dying of the light! from the poem entitled "Do not go gentle into that good night" by Dylan Thomas, 1914 - 1953, written in connection with his father's death. The line is a strong invocation for us to live boldly and to fight. It implores us to not just "go gentle into that good night," but to rage against it. Even at the end of life, when "grave men" are near death, the poem instructs us to burn with life. The poem's meaning is life affirming.
