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Yeats Day 2015

Today marks the 150th anniversary of Ireland’s greatest poet, WB Yeats, who was born on this day in 1865. A host of events are taking place worldwide to mark this important year and you can check them out at the Yeats 2015 website. Here is my favourite Yeats poem. What one would you read today?…

Yeats 2015 Giveaway!

This week’s Ireland month giveaway is a celebration of the greatest of Irish poets WB Yeats. During 2015 Ireland celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Nobel prize winning poet. Cultural events centred on Sligo, Galway, Dublin, London and in counties across Ireland are echoed in a diverse international programme. It will be rooted in…