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Dylan Thomas was a renowned Welsh poet known for his unique poetic style and passionate recitations. His works were filled with love for life and contemplation of death, making him one of the most influential poets of the 20th century.

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Famous Dylan Thomas Quotes

“Light breaks where no sun shines; Where no sea runs, the waters of the heart; Push in their tides.”

Love Heart Light Running Water Break Sun Sea Shining Tides Heart Love Sun Shines

Author:Dylan Thomas

“A springful of larks in a rolling Cloud and the roadside bushes brimming with whistling Blackbirds and the sun of October Summery On the hill's shoulder.”

Nature Sun Clouds Shoulders Hills Rolling October Larks Whistling Roadside Blackbirds

Book:The Poems of Dylan Thomas

Source: The Poems of Dylan Thomas

“The closer I move To death, one man through his sundered hulks, The louder the sun blooms And the tusked, ramshackling sea exults.”

Men Moving Sun Sea Dying Aging One Man

Book:Dylan Thomas Selected Poems, 1934-1952

Source: Dylan Thomas Selected Poems, 1934-1952

“When logics die, The secret of the soil grows through the eye, And blood jumps in the sun; Above the waste allotments the dawn halts.”

Eye Dies Grows Nature Secret Sun Blood Waste Logic Dawn Soil Vitality Halt Through The Eyes Allotments

Book:The Poems of Dylan Thomas

Source: The Poems of Dylan Thomas

“Break in the sun till the sun breaks down, And death shall have no dominion.”

Break Sun Down And Breaking Down Dominion

Book:The Poems of Dylan Thomas

Source: The Poems of Dylan Thomas

“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.”

Men Way Night Sun Late Caught Flight Gentle Too Late Good Night Had A Good Night Wild Man

Book:Dylan Thomas Selected Poems, 1934-1952

Source: Dylan Thomas Selected Poems, 1934-1952

“Man’s wants remain unsatisfied till death. Then, when his soul is naked, is he one With the man in the wind, and the west moon, With the harmonious thunder of the sun”

Men Want Soul Sun Wind Moon West Naked Thunder Harmonious Unsatisfied

Author:Dylan Thomas

“Especially when the October wind With frosty fingers punishes my hair, Caught by the crabbing sun I walk on fire And cast a shadow crab upon the land, By the sea's side, hearing the noise of birds, Hearing the raven cough in winter sticks, My busy heart who shudders as she talks Sheds the syllabic blood and drains her words.”

Heart Sides Walks Sun Fire Blood Sea Land Wind Hair Bird Shadow Sticks Fingers Winter Busy Casts Caught Hearing Noise Shed October Drains Ravens Crabs

Book:The Poems of Dylan Thomas

Source: The Poems of Dylan Thomas

About the Author

Born: October 27, 1914
Died: November 9, 1953
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 157

Books & Sources

The Poems of Dylan ThomasRelated source material

Dylan Thomas Selected Poems, 1934-1952Related source material

Quite Early One MorningRelated source material

The collected lettersRelated source material

On the Air with Dylan Thomas: The BroadcastsRelated source material

Under Milk Wood: A Play for VoicesRelated source material

Collected PoemsRelated source material

Under Milk WoodRelated source material

A Child's Christmas in WalesRelated source material

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good NightRelated source material

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