MELVYN BRAGG: To axe poetry from the syllabus has no rhyme or reason
Rage, rage against the dying of the Light. These eight words from Dylan Thomas’s magnificent tirade against the unforgiving power of death are, and will forever be, memorable because they are part of a poem. For the word ‘light’ in that short masterpiece, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, we can now substitute … Read more