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Yeats was one of the leaders of the Irish literary renaissance that aimed at bringing to life the ancient Irish folklore, legends and traditions in new literary works.Any profits made from the sale of this book will go towards supporting the Freeriver Community project, a project... Read Full Overview

The Wind Among the Reeds (1899) is a collection of poems and plays by W.B. Yeats. Containing many of the poet's early important works, The Wind Among the Reeds provides a rich sampling of Yeats' poems, illuminating his influence on the Celtic Twilight, a late-nineteenth... Read Full Overview

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The Wind Among the Reeds (1899) is a collection of poems and plays by W.B. Yeats. Containing many of the poet's early important works, The Wind Among the Reeds provides a rich sampling of Yeats' poems, illuminating his influence on the Celtic Twilight, a late-nineteenth... Read Full Overview

William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was an Irish poet and dramatist, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival, and together with Lady Gregory and Edward Martyn founded the Abbey Theatre, and served as its... Read Full Overview

The Wind Among The Reeds is a collection of poems by the renowned Irish poet and playwright, William Butler Yeats. Published in 1899, the book is a celebration of Irish mythology and folklore, with themes of love, nature, and the supernatural woven throughout. The title is taken... Read Full Overview

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"The Wind Among the Reeds", by William Butler Yeats. William Butler Yeats, irish poet (1865-1939).

I swayed upon the gaudy stern The butt end of a steering oar, And everywhere that I could turn Men ran upon the shore. And though I would have hushed the crowd There was no mother's son but said, "What is the figure in a shroud Upon a gaudy bed?" And fishes bubbling to the brim... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: ...hem to her and die;'And when the morning whitenedHe left them where she went by.She laid them upon her bosom, Under a cloud of her hair, And her red lips sang them a love song: Till stars grew out of the air.She opened her door and her window, And the heart and... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview