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
- HE GIVES HIS BELOVED CERTAIN RHYMES
- TO MY HEART, BIDDING IT HAVE NO FEAR
- THE CAP AND BELLS
- THE VALLEY OF THE BLACK PIG
- THE LOVER ASKS FORGIVENESS BECAUSE OF HIS MANY MOODS
- HE TELLS OF A VALLEY FULL OF LOVERS
- HE TELLS OF THE PERFECT BEAUTY
- HE HEARS THE CRY OF THE SEDGE
- HE THINKS OF THOSE WHO HAVE SPOKEN EVIL OF HIS BELOVED
- THE BLESSED
- THE SECRET ROSE
- MAID QUIET