Brief introduction of Dylan Thomas

Dylan Thomas worked as a freelance writer in 1933. He rose to prominence after participating in a poetry contest in a popular newspaper and became a slightly famous poet. In March 1934, the poem "Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines" was published in "Listener" and attracted the attention of the London literary community. In the same year, 20-year-old Thomas went to London to publish his collection of poems, 18 Poems (1934), which caused a sensation because of the novel imagery and ambiguous meaning in the poems. Critics from all walks of life in the British and American literary circles praised him repeatedly. Afterwards, he published the collections of poems "Twenty-Five Poems, Country Sleep, 1952" and "Collected Poems" (1952), and is considered to be the most influential poet since W.H. Auden (1907-1973). The most important poet. He also wrote many essays, and his posthumously published radio drama "Under Milk Wood" was also very popular. After becoming famous, Thomas had no fixed job and loved to drink. In addition to writing poetry, he was also busy writing various articles, scripts, and reciting poetry on the BBC to make ends meet. He went to the United States three times between 1950 and 1953 to recite poetry to the public, and met a group of American "Beat Generations" such as Allen Ginsberg, known as the "eccentric" of contemporary American poetry. poet. In 1953, he died in New York of an overdose. Dylan Thomas is one of the most influential poets in the British poetry circle since the 1940s. His poems are influenced by both modernist poetry and the Romantic tradition. His poems are skillful, focused on the emotional appeal of readers, and have strong lyricism. . He not only greatly revolutionized modern British poetry in terms of technique but also in consciousness, opening a new page in the history of British poetry. He showed unique theme exploration and language variation in his poetry creation. "A grief ago" is written by Dylan Thomas and is often cited by stylisticians to illustrate the unconventional way of language in poetry, which makes the poems have an intriguing artistic conception and are refreshing to read.