And death shall have no dominion

"And death shall have no dominion" is a poem written by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914–1953). The title comes from St. Paul's epistle to the Romans (6:9): "Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no dominion over him."[1] The poem was written on the subject of 'Immortality'. It describes how death is actually a guarantee of immortality,[2] drawing an imagery from John Donne's Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions.[1]

  1. ^ a b Maud, Ralph (2003). Where Have the Old Words Got Me?: Explications of Dylan Thomas's Collected Poems. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-7735-2420-0.
  2. ^ Daiches, David (1954). "The Poetry of Dylan Thomas". College English. 16 (1): 1–8. doi:10.2307/371613. ISSN 0010-0994.