Today’s date, January 28th, always makes me think of W.B. Yeats (1865-1939), who is among my very favourite poets. He died on this day in 1939 having left a wonderful legacy of poetry.
Here is one of his most famous:
Should you be interested in learning about the life and works of arguably Ireland’s most famous poet who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923, here is a link to an online exhibition about him from the National Library of Ireland:
YEATS: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats (nli.ie)
SOCIAL BRIDGE ~ Jean Tubridy connecting with you from Ireland 
Did you know that Anthony Hopkins mother was a Yeats? I found that interesting.
No, I hadn’t realised. I just looked her up and it seems that her name had an extra ‘e’ – Yeates. Do you know if there was any connection between the two families?
This puts me in mind of my father who often read poetry out loud .. especially Yeats. Thank you. 💜💜
Did he have any particular favorites?
The Wild Swans at Coole and The Lake Isle of Innisfree but I think he loved them all 💜💜
Now that’s what I call good taste!
Really 😁 me too 💜
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Nice tribute!
Thanks very much. He’s an absolute national treasure.
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