The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats (Scribner, $22). From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. From our morning news ...

The poetry of WB Yeats is central to the Yeats Day Festival, now in its 14th year. Once again, our global hashtag - YeatsDay - social media event invites people across Ireland and the world to recite ...

William Butler Yeats, one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, was born in Ireland 150 years ago this week, and across the country, the Irish are celebrating with public readings and festivals.

Every literature lover has grown up reading WB Yeat's iconic poem The Second Coming. William Butler Yeats is one of the most important poets in modern literature. Yeats was a key figure in ...

A poor student who never went to university, only to painting school, William Butler Yeats professed a scorn for scholarship. Nonetheless, he became an active critic. Financial need motivated much of ...

The poet W.B. Yeats was born 150 years ago this week. In rural Ireland, a nun whose family has a personal history with the poet has turned a one-room schoolhouse into a small Yeats museum. We're about ...

Perfection of the life or of the work? The correspondence between W.B. Yeats and his wife George shows the complexities of art and life entwined. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age ...