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Three Great Readings of WB Yeats Poems

Three Great Readings of WB Yeats Poems

Below are three of my favorite readings of Yeats's poetry. The first is from Bob Geldof's flawed but fabulous program for RTE TV, Fanatic Heart. Liam Neeson Reads “Easter 1916” The second reading is from the film adaptation of every book lover's must-read...
Tormentor Mentors

Tormentor Mentors

IN AUTUMN OF 1916, Iseult Gonne sent a long letter to her friend and mentor, WB Yeats, in which she referred to his recent critique of her writing: “I am most thankful to you for those criticisms you have made on my scribblings,” she wrote. “Yes, they are bad. I...