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Poetry for Young People Series

Poetry for Young People Series: New W.B. Yeats Volume

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2003

December 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

A new book in the "Poetry for Young People" Sterling Series, featuring acclaimed Irish poet William Butler Yeats, would make an ideal Christmas present for any young reader. Yeats, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923, is recognized as one of the finest modern poets in the English language. He was also a playwright, theater-manager, politician, and a believer in … [Read more...] about Poetry for Young People Series: New W.B. Yeats Volume

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