william butler yeats

     

He was born in Dublin, the son of noted Irish painter John Butler Yeats

Trivia about william butler yeats

  • This poet & playwright served as a senator of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1928
  • This Irish poet who penned "The Winding Stair" shares his middle name with his brother Jack & father John
  • 1865-1939 IRY8S
  • The title of this poet-playwright's 1893 book "The Celtic Twilight" became a synonym for the Irish literary revival
  • The "Collected Poems" of this Irish poet & 1923 Nobel Prize winner gained Bill's admiration enough to be listed
  • In 1899 this Irish poet & dramatist co-founded the Irish literary theatre, which later became the Abbey Theatre
  • The Irish Literary Theater's 1st production was this poet's 1892 play "The Countess Kathleen"
  • In 1917, at age 52, this Irishman got married & published his book "The Wild Swans Of Coole"
  • Irish poet & playwright who wrote the 1928 sonnet "Leda And The Swan"
  • A poem by this 1923 Nobel Prize winner is heard here:("I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made")
  • This Irish poet's "Sailing to Byzantium" urges "sages... in God's holy fire" to be "singing masters of my soul"
  • His poem "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" says, "I know that I shall meet my fate somewhere among the clouds above"
  • A poet who became a senator of the Irish Free State:I'm a subtle wit, really
  • The Irish Literary Theatre opened on May 8, 1899 with this co-founder's drama "The Countess Cathleen"
  • From one of his works, this Irish poet's epitaph is "Cast a cold eye on life, on death. Horseman, pass by!"

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