Happy Birthday Mr W B Yeats

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• BlindintheDark
  September 6, 2006
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  I'm a huge Yeats fan, so when I found this I thought it was great. It's nice to see people tribute great authors.
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  dame de la riviere
  June 11, 2005
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  bon anniversaire!

  W.B. Yeats was/is amazing. It's wonderful that you took the time to highlight some of his best pieces.
• SubjectiveObject
  June 10, 2005
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  Yeats! Hurrah! All time favourite poet! Other amazing works: Song of the Wandering Aengus, Mother of God, The Cold Heaven, Leda and the Swan and No Second Troy. What a genius.
  
  Old Poetry Team: I have typed out the entire 'Calvary' play. It's one of the Four Plays for Dancers, and my personal favourite work by Yeats. I was just wondering if I could submit it, or send it to you guys... Thanks.
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  Invisible Comfort
  June 10, 2005
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  Love the fact that Yeats was a contempary of Sean O' Casey who wrote The Shadow of a Gunman, which happens to be my set text for my drama exam which is today! 3 days before his birthday! lol. So I have actually heard of the playboy of the western world! lol. Tis about it. Guess I should check out some of his work eh?.
  xxxxx
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  Sai Babas Lotus
  June 10, 2005
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  It's nice to see someone is remembered long after they are gone.
  
  
  
  Charishma
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  Krista Beth
  June 10, 2005
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  Cool, he had the same birthday as me.
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  Tiberius
  June 10, 2005
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  Yeat's is a fantastic poet, not to mention a fantastic representative for irish theater and literary art. He shined in the war with some of his pieces (compared to the overwhelming amount of trash written in the time, see baldricks 'The German Guns') and only continued to improve. Undoubtably one of the best British poets in the last century.
  Edited on Jun 10, 2:20 because ''.
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  Ava Noire
  June 9, 2005
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  I almost LOL when I saw the title, wishing a happy birthday to a dead person This is a great effort to introduce his poetry to people who may not be aware of this old poet.
  
  I appreciate the effort and hard work you put into this.
  
  
  
  
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  Starved Pretty
  June 9, 2005
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  I am glad you brought this to everyone's attention...I will have to check out some {if not all} of your links.
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  DancingGypsy
  June 9, 2005
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  I LOVE YEATS! muhahahaha
  I love STolen Child... it's sooo pretty!
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  DefinitiveFreak
  June 9, 2005
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  I love William Butler Yeats. I studied his work at high school, and my favourite was He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven. Such a wonderful piece it is... His birthday is two days after mine. I'll be sure to remember him on Monday. He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven brings back warm memories for me. I used to read it to distract myself from what was going on in my life at the time. Thank you for reminding me of that feeling again.
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  rufina caraid
  June 9, 2005
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  Annandhel I have added your suggestion, Aedh Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven to the list - thanks for your input and interest.
  
  Von
  Oldpoetry Team
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  Krooked Jack
  June 9, 2005
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  i think its an awesome idea to throw a bone to the poets of the good ol' days...so people can understand that poetry's roots are deep and quite spread out...nice idea on this post
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  Fridays Child
  June 9, 2005
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  Happy Birthday!! I love Yeats!! And apperantly, I'm the only one.. :-( However, I'm surprised that one of his greatest works isn't up here. So, I'll put it up, because I love Yeats.. and this poem..
  "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven"
  Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
  Enwrought with golden and silver light,
  The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
  Of night and light and the half-light,
  I would spread the cloths under your feet;
  But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
  I have spread my dreams under your feet;
  Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
  
  Thanks Oldpoetry Team for honoring this great poet. Even though it appears I'm the only one who truly thinks he's great...
  
  Oh my bad, there is one other person.. sorry I didn't see your comment..
  Edited on Jun 09, 6:53 p.m. because 'my mistake..'.
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  Blessed
  June 9, 2005
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  VERY COOL!!! I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CHECKING SOME OF THESE OUT!!! I THINK THIS WAS A NICE IDEA!!!!

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