{"product_id":"the-collected-poems-of-dylan-thomas-the-original-edition-paperback","title":"The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas: The Original Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDylan Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Muldoon\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas\u003c\/em\u003e contains poems that Thomas personally decided best represented his work. A year before its publication Thomas died from swelling of the brain triggered by excessive drinking. (A piece of New Directions history: it was our founder James Laughlin who identified Thomas' body at the morgue of St. Vincent's Hospital.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Since its initial publication in 1953, this book has become the definitive edition of the poet's work. Thomas wrote \"Prologue\" addressed to \"my readers, the strangers\" -- an introduction in verse that was the last poem he would ever write. Also included are classics such as \"And Death Shall Have No Dominion,\" \"Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night,\" and \"Fern Hill\" that have influenced generations of artists from Bob Dylan (who changed his last name from Zimmerman in honor of the poet), to John Lennon (The Beatles included Thomas' portrait on the cover of \u003cem\u003eSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band\u003c\/em\u003e); this collection even appears in the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's \u003cem\u003eThe Road\u003c\/em\u003e when it is retrieved from the rubble of a bookshelf.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e And death shall have no dominion.\u003cbr\u003e Dead men naked they shall be one\u003cbr\u003e With the man in the wind and the west moon;\u003cbr\u003e When their bones are picked clean and their clean bones gone, \u003cbr\u003e They shall have stars at elbow and foot;\u003cbr\u003e Though they go mad they shall be sane, \u003cbr\u003e Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again, \u003cbr\u003e Though lovers be lost love shall not: \u003cbr\u003e And death shall have no dominion.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (From \"And Death Shall Have No Dominion\")\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757718896928,"sku":"9780811218818","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1301eebd6fdf5759e4ed7fe4ed8586ae.webp?v=1780109938","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-collected-poems-of-dylan-thomas-the-original-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}