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Michael Sheen's performance of Dylan Thomas' villanelle "Do not go gentle into that good night" for London's National Theatre is a minute and a half masterpiece.
At the risk of angering the poetry community, I think his reading is superior to Thomas' own, but you should absolutely not take my word for it and listen to both.
Previously: Dylan Thomas audio: eleven volumes in free MP3
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