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Comment 21 of 21, added on February 26th, 2008 at 12:36 AM.
2-26-08
To all:
Do you know who has the copyright ( and how to contact ) or is it public domain?
I'm writing something for the Firemen of 9-11 and want to incorporate several lines.
Thanks,
Ray
Ray Hart from United States
Comment 20 of 21, added on August 1st, 2006 at 4:12 AM.
What a strange coincidence we both came here. I am writing the essay a day late, and I still don't get the poem. Or more I get parts of it but they all float around and don't connect to make a proper picture of WTF DYLAN THOMAS IS TALKING ABOUT??!
Andrew from New Zealand
Comment 19 of 21, added on July 30th, 2006 at 6:54 PM.
Does stating Dylan Thomas was "a sick man" and "this is a very strange poem" facilitate your understanding of the poet or poem?
Think – What on-going themes are there in Dylan Thomas’ poetry? What prior knowledge do you have that will assist your understanding of the poem?
Randal from United States
Comment 18 of 21, added on July 30th, 2006 at 2:15 AM.
This poem is a very strange poem. I did not understand it at all and from reading everyone elses comments i am not alone. I have to write an essay on it for english but how am i to write about something i do not understand. Dylan was a very sick man to create such a poem like this
lindsay Clements from New Zealand
Comment 17 of 21, added on June 23rd, 2006 at 2:02 PM.
i dont understand this poem. what was he thinking??
Jenna from United States
Comment 16 of 21, added on June 5th, 2006 at 9:03 PM.
Thomas deliberately describes his life as i'm blue da ba dee da ba dye
thomas from Chile
Comment 15 of 21, added on May 15th, 2006 at 12:22 AM.
wow....I didn't understand it at all the first 10 times I read. It was actuall your all's comments that helped me to analyze it. This was a major grade for english. Thanks you guys!!!
Sam Mingo from United States
Comment 14 of 21, added on March 26th, 2006 at 1:09 PM.
Bailey,
I disagree with your comment entirely. You need to understand that poetry is often what the reader makes of it (not what a teacher tells you that it means). There are at least three religious refrences. The sabbath and holy streams, the "blessed among stables" (refering to the blessed virgin) and "Adam and the Maiden" taken out of Genisis 1. This poem could very well (and in fact is by some) be read as a praise of god for his glorious creation. I don't know how I feel about the poem but you should understand that the poem can be read many different ways. And that being a teacher doesn't make one infallible.
Ludovico from United States
Comment 13 of 21, added on February 14th, 2006 at 3:43 PM.
The color green changes in each of the stanzas. In the first it is the color green. In the second it means young,naive, carefree. In the third stanza it means not fully seasoned or processed, in the fourth it means covered by green foliage, the fifth, lacking training or knowledge and the last green means sickly, pale.
Here is a poet at the height of his powers and who uses language brilliantly. It would too easy to say that this poem is autobiographical.
What dark life he had to write such a joyous poem.
Talmach White from United States
Comment 12 of 21, added on December 18th, 2005 at 9:26 PM.
I think all of you have very close translations of this paragraph. I first heard it when my father read it to me. At the time i was having a very difficult experience, drowning in reality and its chains. This poem perfectly illustrates how our childhood is the best of all times, carefree, secure, and magical. As life progresses we succumb to reality and we lose the immortality and joy we had as children.
Another interesting point would be this poem's relation to its author Dylan Thomas. Dylan Thomas mental stance is reflected in this poem. He ended his life by drinking 12 bottles of scotch shortly after writing poetry such as this. And he speaks the truth.
Aaron from United States
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2-26-08
To all:
Do you know who has the copyright ( and how to contact ) or is it public domain?
I'm writing something for the Firemen of 9-11 and want to incorporate several lines.
Thanks,
Ray
Ray Hart from United States