The Paradoxical Thomas Dylan Thomas’ outer life has little to do with his poetry, only occasionally having been inspired by some life-altering event. However, Thomas does contain some inner aspect of himself in each of his poems. Thomas states, “I hold a beast, an angel, and a madman in me, and my inquiry is as to their working, and my problem is their subjugation and victory, down throw and upheaval, and my effort is their …showed first 75 words of 1413 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1413 total…intensely and resist death passionately. Works Cited Cox, C.B. Dylan Thomas: A Collection of Critical Essays. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Copyright 1966. Korg, Jacob. Dylan Thomas. Twayne Publishers, Inc. New York City, NY. Copyright 1965. City and County of Swansea. http://www.dylanthomas.org Britain’s Last Romantic Poet: Dylan Thomas. http://www.thehistorynet.com/BritishHeritage/articles/2000/01002_text.htm Dylan Marlais Thomas: His Craft, His Life. http://home.earthlink.net/~tenspeed/SimonaSara/dylan.htm