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Anne-Marie Fyfe @anne-marie-fyfe.bsky.social · 3w ago

Filling up fast with less than four weeks to go, so do book now for this unique autumn event! === tue 6 oct, 7.30pm, £15 fintan o'toole on 'national pride & national vanity: yeats, art & patriotism' intro: wb yeats bedford park project founder cahal dallat info & booking: tinyurl.com/fintanotoole...

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 3w ago

Interested in supporting a new theatrical experience fusing Yeats, Synge, and the ritual movement of Butoh? Consider contributing to the Umi To Tsuki Kickstarter campaign today! Follow the link to learn more and support this exciting project. www.kickstarter.com/projects/umi...

Umi To Tsuki

From Sligo to Japan: support a new theatre production fusing Yeats, Synge and the ritual movement of Butoh.

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International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 4w ago

The final submission deadline for the 2026 International Yeats Society Conference has been extended! You can now submit a proposal until September 30th. For more information, please use the link below, or scan the QR code in the attached image. internationalyeatssociety.org/conferences/...

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 4w ago

The final submission deadline for the 2026 International Yeats Society Conference has been extended! You can now submit a proposal until September 30th. For more information, please use the link below, or scan the QR code in the attached image. internationalyeatssociety.org/conferences/...

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · last mo.

A reminder that the final deadline for proposals for our 2026 conference at the University of St Thomas at Houston, Texas, is just ten days away - on August 30th. For more information, visit our website at the link below: internationalyeatssociety.org/category/con...

Ten Days Left! Submit your proposal to the 2026 International Yeats Society conference by August 30. University of St Thomas at Houston, Texas. "Yeats's Locations". Dec 3-5 2026. [Illustration of a swan and a photograph of a St Thomas building]

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · last mo.

A reminder that the final deadline for proposals for our 2026 conference at the University of St Thomas at Houston, Texas, is just ten days away - on August 30th. For more information, visit our website at the link below: internationalyeatssociety.org/category/con...

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"The Unappeasable Host," written by W.B. Yeats in 1896 and later appearing in the collection "The Wind Among the Reeds." Support the International Yeats Society by becoming a member today! internationalyeatssociety.org/members/

Michael Fontana @michaelfontana.bsky.social · 2mo ago

William Butler Yeats and cat. #catsky #caturday #booksky

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"The Unappeasable Host," written by W.B. Yeats in 1896 and later appearing in the collection "The Wind Among the Reeds." Support the International Yeats Society by becoming a member today! internationalyeatssociety.org/members/

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 3mo ago

You can visit #Yeats: The Life and Works of #WilliamButlerYeats, a free #exhibition at the National Library of Ireland, Kildare St, #Dublin. 📆 Open Monday to Sunday: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/exhibition-yeats-life-and-works-william-butler-yeats-0

Interior photograph of the Yeats exhibition with visitors

Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Downloadable Resource | Irish Folklore and Fairy tales in the Work of WB Yeats www.nli.ie/learn/downlo...

Downloadable Resource | Irish Folklore and Fairy tales in the Work of WB Yeats

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International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"These Are The Clouds," written by W.B. Yeats and first published in "The Green Helmet and Other Poems" in 1912. Want to keep Yeats scholarship free to all? Consider donating to our fundraising campaign today! internationalyeatssociety.org/fundraising-... #Yeats #IrishLit #Poetry

These are the Clouds
W.B. Yeats

[Illustration of a castle atop a mountainside set against a dark cloudy sky]

These are the clouds about the fallen sun,
The majesty that shuts his burning eye:
The weak lay hand on what the strong has done,
Till that be tumbled that was lifted high
And discord follow upon unison,
And all things at one common level lie.
And therefore, friend, if your great race were run
And these things came, So much the more thereby
Have you made greatness your companion,
Although it be for children that you sigh:
These are the clouds about the fallen sun,
The majesty that shuts his burning eye.

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"These Are The Clouds," written by W.B. Yeats and first published in "The Green Helmet and Other Poems" in 1912. Want to keep Yeats scholarship free to all? Consider donating to our fundraising campaign today! internationalyeatssociety.org/fundraising-... #Yeats #IrishLit #Poetry

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"Old Memory," written by W.B. Yeats and first published in 1904. Want to help keep Yeats scholarship freely available to all? Consider donating the International Yeats Studies fundraising campaign today! internationalyeatssociety.org/fundraising-campaign/ #Yeats #Poetry #IrishLit

Old Memory
W.B. Yeats

O THOUGHT, fly to her when the end of day
Awakens an old memory, and say,
"Your strength, that is so lofty and fierce and kind,
It might call up a new age, calling to mind
The queens that were imagined long ago,
Is but half yours: he kneaded in the dough
Through the long years of youth, and who would have thought
It all, and more than it all, would come to naught,
And that dear words meant nothing?" But enough,
For when we have blamed the wind we can blame love;
Or, if there needs be more, be nothing said
That would be harsh for children that have strayed.

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"Old Memory," written by W.B. Yeats and first published in 1904. Want to help keep Yeats scholarship freely available to all? Consider donating the International Yeats Studies fundraising campaign today! internationalyeatssociety.org/fundraising-campaign/ #Yeats #Poetry #IrishLit

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"The Fiddler of Dooney," written by W.B. Yeats in 1889 and first published in the 1892 publication "The Bookman." Interested in keeping Yeats scholarship free to all? Consider donating the International Yeats Studies fundraising campaign today! internationalyeatssociety.org/fundraising-...

The Fiddler of Dooney
W.B. Yeats

When I play on my fiddle in Dooney.
Folk dance like a wave of the sea;
My cousin is priest in Kilvarnet,
My brother in Mocharabuiee.
I passed my brother and cousin:
They read in their books of prayer;
I read in my book of songs
I bought at the Sligo fair.
When we come at the end of time
To Peter sitting in state,
He will smile on the three old spirits,
But call me first through the gate;
For the good are always the merry,
Save by an evil chance,
And the merry love the fiddle,
And the merry love to dance:
And when the folk there spy me,
They will all come up to me,
With "Here is the fiddler of Dooney!"
And dance like a wave of the sea.

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"The Fiddler of Dooney," written by W.B. Yeats in 1889 and first published in the 1892 publication "The Bookman." Interested in keeping Yeats scholarship free to all? Consider donating the International Yeats Studies fundraising campaign today! internationalyeatssociety.org/fundraising-...

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The latest installment of Yeats Conversations is now available! Watch Dr. Rob Doggett and Dr. Emilie Morin as they discuss the W.B. Yeats poem "The Ballad of Moll Magee." #Yeats #Poetry #IrishLit www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu7h...

The Ballad of Moll Magee w Emilie Morin

YouTube video by DrRobDoggett

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International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The latest installment of Yeats Conversations is now available! Watch Dr. Rob Doggett and Dr. Emilie Morin as they discuss the W.B. Yeats poem "The Ballad of Moll Magee." #Yeats #Poetry #IrishLit www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu7h...

The Ballad of Moll Magee w Emilie Morin

YouTube video by DrRobDoggett

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International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"Those Images," written by W.B. Yeats and first published in the collection "New Poems" in 1938. Want to support the mission of the International Yeats Society? Consider becoming a member today! internationalyeatssociety.org/members/ #Poetry #Yeats #IrishLiterature #SupportTheArts

[Illustration of an eagle in flight] Those Images - W.B. Yeats - What if I bade you leave
The cavern of the mind?
There's better exercise
In the sunlight and wind.
I never bade you go
To Moscow or to Rome.
Renounce that drudgery,
Call the Muses home.
Seek those images
That constitute the wild,
The lion and the virgin,
The harlot and the child
Find in middle air
An eagle on the wing,
Recognise the five
That make the Muses sing.

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 5mo ago

CALL FOR PAPERS – The International Yeats Society is now accepting submissions for its upcoming 2026 conference in Houston. For additional information and submission guidelines, please visit our website: internationalyeatssociety.org/uncategorize... #CallForPapers #Yeats #IYSConference #Houston

The 2026 Conference of the International Yeats Society - Call for Papers - Yeats's Locations 3 December - 5 December The University of St. Thomas, Houston

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"The Spur," written by W.B. Yeats the year before he died in 1938. Help keep Yeats scholarship accessible to all - make a donation to the International Yeats Studies' fundraising campaign today using the link below! donate.stripe.com/00gaGU0246YB... #Poetry #Yeats #IrishLit

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"The Spur," written by W.B. Yeats the year before he died in 1938. Help keep Yeats scholarship accessible to all - make a donation to the International Yeats Studies' fundraising campaign today using the link below! donate.stripe.com/00gaGU0246YB... #Poetry #Yeats #IrishLit

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 6mo ago

"Statistics," written by W.B. Yeats and first published in "The Winding Stair and Other Poems" (1933). Want to keep Yeats scholarship freely accessible to all? Make a donation to the International Yeats Studies' fundraising campaign today - use the link below! donate.stripe.com/00gaGU0246YB...

Statistics

"Those Platonists are a curse,' he said,
"God's fire upon the wane,
A diagram hung there instead,
More women born than men.'

William Butler Yeats

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 7mo ago

"A Drunken Man's Praise of Sobriety," written by W.B. Yeats and first published in 1938. Want to keep Yeats scholarship freely accessible to all? Consider making a donation to the International Yeats Studies' fundraising campaign today using the link below! donate.stripe.com/00gaGU0246YB...

A Drunken Mans Praise Of Sobriety
W. B. Yeats

Come swish around, my pretty punk,
And keep me dancing still
That I may stay a sober man
Although I drink my fill.
Sobriety is a jewel
That I do much adore;
And therefore keep me dancing
Though drunkards lie and snore.
O mind your feet, O mind your feet,
Keep dancing like a wave,
And under every dancer
A dead man in his grave.
No ups and downs, my pretty,
A mermaid, not a punk;
A drunkard is a dead man,
And all dead men are drunk.

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 7mo ago

"A Drunken Man's Praise of Sobriety," written by W.B. Yeats and first published in 1938. Want to keep Yeats scholarship freely accessible to all? Consider making a donation to the International Yeats Studies' fundraising campaign today using the link below! donate.stripe.com/00gaGU0246YB...

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"A Deep-Sworn Vow," written by William Butler Yeats in 1917. Interested in keeping Yeats scholarship freely accessible worldwide? Consider making a donation to the International Yeats Studies' fundraising campaign today using the link below! donate.stripe.com/00gaGU0246YB...

A Deep-Sworn Vow
W.B. Yeats

Others because you did not keep
That deep-sworn vow have been friends of mine;
Yet always when I look death in the face,
When I clamber to the heights of sleep,
Or when I grow excited with wine,
Suddenly I meet your face.

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"A Deep-Sworn Vow," written by William Butler Yeats in 1917. Interested in keeping Yeats scholarship freely accessible worldwide? Consider making a donation to the International Yeats Studies' fundraising campaign today using the link below! donate.stripe.com/00gaGU0246YB...

Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies @ndirishstudies.bsky.social · 8mo ago

REMINDER: The deadline to apply for the Global Irish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship is Feb. 27. 👉 apply.interfolio.com/176805 @lcis-leuven.bsky.social @cirishcaceres.bsky.social @aedei.bsky.social @efacis.bsky.social @irishstudieswue.bsky.social @sofeir.bsky.social @intyeatssociety.bsky.social

Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies@ndirishstudies.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The Keough-Naughton Institute invites applications for a three-year postdoctoral fellowship in Irish Studies. This fellowship is open exclusively to scholars who have received their Ph.D. from institutions *outside* the US, UK, Canada, and Ireland. 👉 See more details: apply.interfolio.com/176805

International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 9mo ago

"Sweet Dancer," written by W.B. Yeats in January of 1937. Want to keep Yeats scholarship freely accessible worldwide? Consider making a donation to the IYS' fundraising campaign today! donate.stripe.com/00gaGU0246YB... #Yeats #Poetry #IrishLit #SupportTheArts

Sweet Dancer
William Butler Yeats
The girl goes dancing there
On the leaf-sown, new-mown, smooth
Grass plot of the garden;
Escaped from bitter youth,
Escaped out of her crowd,
Or out of her black cloud.
Ah, dancer, ah, sweet dancer.

If strange men come from the house
To lead her away, do not say
That she is happy being crazy;
Lead them gently astray;
Let her finish her dance,
Let her finish her dance.
Ah, dancer, ah, sweet dancer.!