William Butler Yeats
1865 - 1939
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and literary critic who was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with John Millington Synge and Lady Gregory, founded the Abbey Theatre, serving as its chief during its early years. He was awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature and later served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State.Poems
- THE DEDICATION TO A BOOK OF STORIES SELECTED FROM THE IRISH NOVELISTS
- THE TWO TREES
- TO IRELAND IN THE COMING TIMES
- THE CLOAK, THE BOAT, AND THE SHOES
- THE INDIAN UPON GOD
- THE FALLING OF THE LEAVES
- THE MADNESS OF KING GOLL
- TO AN ISLE IN THE WATER
- THE MEDITATION OF THE OLD FISHERMAN
- THE BALLAD OF FATHER O'HART
- THE BALLAD OF MOLL MAGEE
- THE BALLAD OF THE FOXHUNTER