Do not go gentle into that good night

The page reproduces Dylan Thomas’s poem and identifies it by title and author. The poem addresses old age, death, and the speaker’s father, repeating the plea to resist the dying of the light.

Reading notes

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• The text presents Dylan Thomas’s poem, with the title repeated and the authorship indicated.
• The poem contrasts the calm acceptance of death with the idea of reacting forcefully at the end of life.
• Several groups of figures appear in the poem, such as wise men, good men, wild men, and grave men, all linked to the approach of death.
• At the close, the lyric speaker speaks directly to his father and asks for an intense response before the end.