Celebration
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 that sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
by Dylan Thomas, originally published in 1951
Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea on 27th October 2014. He died on 9th November 1953.
There are many celebrations planned for his centenary.
Saturday 26th October 2014
In the US:
Dylan Thomas in America, Centennial Exhibition opens today at:
92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
http://www.92y.org/Unterberg-Poetry-Center/Events/Dylan-Thomas.aspx
In the UK, check out (and also some international dates can be found here):
To find out more about the poet:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/poetryseason/poets/dylan_thomas.shtml
http://www.poetryarchive.org/poet/dylan-thomas
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