William Butler Yeats Poetry

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William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was born in Dublin into an Irish Protestant family. His father, John Butler Yeats, a clergyman's son, was a lawyer turned to an Irish Pre-Raphaelite painter. Yeats's mother, Susan Pollexfen, came from a wealthy family - the Pollexfens had a prosperous milling and shipping business. His early years Yeats spent in London and Slingo, a beautiful county on the west coast of Ireland, where his mother had grown and which he later depicted in his poems. In 1881 the... about William Butler Yeats

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By dawn 12 Sep, 2011
love the fact that you can express more with your words and thats good love that peom your a great writer good luck with all

By Chandini 12 Nov, 2009
Lovely poems, Mr William.

By ghazi 13 Nov, 2008
i read your poem ,doent you think it a bit fool just like a boring period

By Jordan L 10 Sep, 2008
wow, nice poem man, wish i could write like you :)