Poem of the Week - Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night is considered to be among the finest works of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914–1953). It was written for his dying father. Thomas watched his father grow weak and frail with old age. Thus, he tries to convince his father not to give up to Death without a fight. To support this, he gives examples of wise men, good men, wild men, and grave, or serious, somber men all with the same message — to pursue their passions even in the face of their mortality and impending death.