(13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939 / County Dublin / Ireland)

poet William Butler Yeats
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Politics

HOW can I, that girl standing there,
My attention fix
On Roman or on Russian
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  • Joe Kornfeld (1/2/2012 7:03:00 PM)

    This poems lacks the concrete detail and arresting metaphor that I normally crave, yet it gives me goose pimples.

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  • fleur de lys (7/30/2009 6:37:00 PM)

    I first heard this poem as a teenager and loved it. Brilliant sentiment and humour.

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  • Areena Arora (4/25/2009 7:52:00 AM)

    nice poem...............................

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