Websites
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Check out more on the poet, who was quite a character.
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He's Ireland's most famous poet, and that's a pretty big deal. The Yeats Society keeps his importance fresh in his native land.
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Want more Yeats? Here's a ton of his poems, alphabetized and digitized.
Video
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Check out this super-slick video for the poem.
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Check out the area of Sligo, where Yeats grew up. It's even unofficially known as "Yeats Country."
Audio
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We just love this deep, rich reading.
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This is another reader's version. We think the accent actually adds to the poem's effect.
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Check out this super-rare and awesome recording of the poet himself.
Images
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Here's Yeats himself, with a killer pair of spectacles.
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This is Maud Gonne, the object of Yeats' (unrequited) affection.
Articles and Interviews
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Check out this article about Yeats' tone in "Adam's Curse."
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This comes courtesy of the NY Times.
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This article shows how his influence is still felt in Ireland, and elsewhere.
Books
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Get all the poems, in one handy (and big) book.