The original and classic The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas is available once again, now with a brilliant new preface by Paul Muldoon.The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas 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. Vincents Hospital. Since its initial publication in 1953, this book has become the definitive edition of the poets 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 Sgt.
