Bright Young Things discussion

wow, powerful poems. Thank you for bringing them here!

"Do not go Gentle into that Good Night" - this was a poem that helped me when my father had his stroke a number of years ago.

We should read Under Milk Wood one of these days...

At this time of year, A Child's Christmas in Wales is lovely. We also have a discussion of TV productions in Ivan's "Memories of Christmas" thread.

Being But Men


Being but men, we walked into the trees
Afraid, letting our syllables be soft
For fear of waking the rooks,
For fear of coming
Noiselessly into a world of wings and cries.

If we were children we might climb,
Catch the rooks sleeping, and break no twig,
And, after the soft ascent,
Thrust out our heads above the branches
To wonder at the unfailing stars.

Out of confusion, as the way is,
And the wonder, that man knows,
Out of the chaos would come bliss.

That, then, is loveliness, we said,
Children in wonder watching the stars,
Is the aim and the end.

Being but men, we walked into the trees.

To me, Thomas has a very unique poetry voice - unmistakably his own. (I know most poets do, but there's just something different about him... a further unique quality, if that makes sense?)

Has anyone ever read Dylan Thomas In America by John Malcolm Brinnin? I made a flase start years ago, and am just wondering what others may have thought and if I should give it another chance.

Do you know when this book came out?

When I was in high school we went to see a play which sounds like it could be based on this book.

Looks like it got some decent reviews on GR.

I might like to take a look at it myself.

Ivan wrote: "Has anyone ever read Dylan Thomas In America by John Malcolm Brinnin? I made a flase start years ago, and am just wondering what others may have thought and if I shoul..."

No, I've not yet read it, but am considering adding it to my ever-expanding to-read list. Thomas is among my favorite poets. Thanks!