In Literature
- The poem "Thou Shalt Not Kill" by American poet Kenneth Rexroth bears the subtitle "A Memorial for Dylan Thomas".
- In issue #26 of the Vertigo Comics series Preacher, Thomas is depicted as a previous acquaintance of the character Cassidy. Cassidy is with Thomas when he collapses outside the White Horse Tavern, Thomas's last words being "The trouble with you fuckin' Irish is, you don't know how to drink..."
- In his 1963 book Hopscotch, Julio Cortázar makes several references to Thomas.
- In her 2010 book Matched, Ally Condie references Thomas' poem "Do not go gentle into that good night".
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