Dylan Thomas was a legendary English-language poet known for his vivid, Romantic-style imagery and expression. Born On October 27, 1914 in Swansea, Wales, Thomas took little interest in school as a child but was always writing and curious about poetry from a young age. He did not pursue any higher education, but was an extremely prolific writer in his youth. He read widely and let the influence of others inform his work, notably Joyce and Yeats and their preoccupation with the sound and rhythm of language.
Thomas’ first collection, simply titled 18 Poems, was published in 1934. The collection is an early example of his attention to evocative language and use of religious symbolism. “The force that through the green fuse drives the flower,” one of Thomas’ best known poems, appeared in 18 Poems. Although he became was well-respected in the English literary scene, poetry did not earn him a comfortable amount of money. In 1936, Thomas relocated from Wales to London, where he married Caitlin Macnamara and had three children. To support his family, he wrote scripts for the BBC and documentary screenplays during the second world war. Even with these other streams of income, Thomas sunk most of his funds into a heavy drinking habit and general money mismanagement and would find himself frequently in trouble with British tax collectors and his landlords as the family moved around England and Wales. 
His poetry remained romantic and full of lofty imagery — in 1951, his most famous work, “Do not go gentle into that good night” appeared in a Rome-based literary journal. He published seven collections of poems and a few works of prose by 1952, which made him a popular writer who could draw audiences for radio performances and public readings. Thomas died while doing just that on a reading tour in America from pneumonia after falling into a coma in a New York City tavern in November, 1953. He passed at the age of thirty-nine just before the publication of his cumulative collection, Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas in the same year. Thomas is remembered as one of the most important poets of the English language — a mythic figure for both his poetry and his tumultuous personal life. 
Some men may foresee their own death, some might will it on, other could write themselves an insurance policy in free verse and slant rhyme. For Dylan thomas, death shall have no dominion. Heroic bard, son of Wales, fallen star, curl of hair, frumpy of brow and angled of bow tie, Thomas shook legends from the trees and rollicking music out of the ferns and hills. Avid consumer of whisky and public performer, he died after an evening at the White Horse Tavern in New York, rumored to have delivered the line, &#8220;I&#8217;ve just had nineteen straight whiskies: I think that&#8217;s a record.&#8221;
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