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WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS

WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS. 1865-1939. W.B YEATS FACTS. William Butler Yeats was born in Sandymount , Dublin, Ireland on the 13 th June, 1865 His father was John Butler Yeats a famous painter at the time His mother was Susan Mary Pollexfen

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WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS

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  1. WILLIAMBUTLERYEATS 1865-1939

  2. W.B YEATS FACTS • William Butler Yeats was born in Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland on the 13th June, 1865 • His father was John Butler Yeats a famous painter at the time • His mother was Susan Mary Pollexfen • He had three siblings Jack, Elizabeth and Susan Mary Yeats • W.B Yeats and his family moved to London in 1876

  3. In his life Yeats wrote 402 poems • In 1923 Yeats was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature making him the first Irishman to win the award. • In 1889, Yeats fell in love with Maud Gonne and wrote her many poems

  4. Marriage and Family On 20 October 1917, Yeats married a friend George Hyde Lees,who he met in 1911 at the age of 51. George was also a poet and shared many interests with Yeats. They had two children Anne who was born in 1919 and Michael who was born in 1921. Yeats wrote a poem for both of his children a poem “A Prayer for My Daughter“ and "A Prayer for My Son"

  5. DEATH William Butler Yeats died on 28th January 1939. He was buried at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, after WW2 his body was moved to Drumcliffe, Sligo, Ireland as was his wish.

  6. A CoatBy William Butler Yeats I made my song a coatCovered with embroideriesOut of old mythologiesFrom heel to throat;But the fools caught it,Wore it in the world's eyesAs though they'd wrought it.Song, let them take it,For there's more enterpriseIn walking naked

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