William Butler Yeats was born on June 13, 1865 in Sandymount, Ireland. Major Irish Symbolist poet and Nobel Prize recipient who is remembered for The Tower, The Green Helmet, and other works. Also a playwright, he had several of his dramas, including Purgatory, performed at the famous Abbey Theatre.
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About
Major Irish Symbolist poet and Nobel Prize recipient who is remembered for The Tower, The Green Helmet, and other works. Also a Playwright, he had several of his dramas, including Purgatory, performed at the famous Abbey Theatre.
Before Fame
He had a lifelong interest in mysticism and occultism, and he joined The Ghost Club, a paranormal research organization, in 1911.
Trivia
His 1920 poem "The Second Coming" contains vivid images of change and destruction.
Family Life
He married Georgie Hyde-Lees, a woman nearly twenty years his junior. The happy union produced two children.
Associated With
Like Oscar Wilde, Yeats was a famous Irish author.
