{"product_id":"the-collected-poems-of-dylan-thomas-the-original-edition","title":"The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas: The Original Edition","description":"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. Vincent’s Hospital.)\n\nSince its initial publication in 1953, this book has become the definitive edition of the poet’s 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. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band); this collection even appears in the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road when it is retrieved from the rubble of a bookshelf.\n\nAnd death shall have no dominion.\nDead men naked they shall be one\nWith the man in the wind and the west moon;\nWhen their bones are picked clean and their clean bones gone,\nThey shall have stars at elbow and foot;\nThough they go mad they shall be sane,\nThough they sink through the sea they shall rise again,\nThough lovers be lost love shall not:\nAnd death shall have no dominion.\n(From “And Death Shall Have No Dominion”)\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0811218813\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0811218813.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Thomas, Dylan|Muldoon, Paul\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41567055544378,"sku":"DBV.0811218813.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0811218813-0.jpg?v=1785387447","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-collected-poems-of-dylan-thomas-the-original-edition","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}