W.B. Yeats: Ireland’s Poetic IconBorn in Dublin in 1865, William Butler Yeats drew inspiration from Sligo’s landscapes and Irish folklore. His unrequited love for Maud Gonne fueled iconic poems like "When You Are Old." A leader of the Irish Literary Revival, he co-founded the Abbey Theatre and won the Nobel Prize in 1923. Married to Georgie Hyde-Lees in 1917, Yeats explored mysticism in his later work. He died in 1939, leaving a timeless legacy. English Literature Subscribers | English Literatur