![]() ![]() ![]() He was in New York at the time, which had severe air pollution that exacerbated his chronic pneumonia. Dylan Thomas himself died an early death a year later, in November of 1953. The lines are written as if addressing the father, urging him to fight on. The poem itself was inspired by the deathbed of Thomas’ father, who passed away in 1952. However, it is this experience of broadcasting that is believed to have had an influence on the writing of “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,” as the poem is written in such a manner that it is “channeled through the human voice than when read in the contemplative silence of the mind’s eye” (Popova). He wrote and recorded broadcasts for the station, putting him further in the national spotlight. Thomas was known for his deep and sonorous voice, having joined the BBC after surviving WWII with his wife and newborn daughter. He began to drink heavily from this early age. However, he adopted a persona of wild behavior and intense displays of emotion during public readings. He published his first book of poems at the age of 20, becoming famous. As the First World War passed and he directly experienced the Second World War, the events of the turbulent first half of the 20th century influenced both his writing and his psyche. ![]() ![]() Dylan Thomas was born in 1914 in Wales, UK. ![]()
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