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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.

"A Drunken Man's Praise of Sobriety," written by W.B. Yeats and first published in 1938.

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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.

"A Drunken Man's Praise of Sobriety," written by W.B. Yeats and first published in 1938.

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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.

"A Deep-Sworn Vow," written by William Butler Yeats in 1917.

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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.

"A Deep-Sworn Vow," written by William Butler Yeats in 1917.

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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.!

"Sweet Dancer," written by W.B. Yeats in January of 1937.

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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.!

"Sweet Dancer," written by W.B. Yeats in January of 1937.

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The Old Pensioner I had a chair at every hearth, When no one turned to see With 'Look at that old fellow there; And who may he be?' And therefore do I wander on, And the fret is on me. The road-side trees keep murmuring- Ah, wherefore murmur ye As in the old days long gone by, Green oak and poplar tree! The well-known faces are all gone, And the fret is on me. William Butler Yeats

"The Old Pensioner," written by W.B. Yeats and first published in 1890. The poem was revised by Yeats and re-titled "The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner" in 1925.

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Spilt Milk W.B. Yeats We that have done and thought, That have thought and done, Must ramble, and thin out Like milk spilt on a stone. (Illustration of cats spilling milk)

"Spilt Milk," written by W.B. Yeats and first published in 1928.

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Spilt Milk W.B. Yeats We that have done and thought, That have thought and done, Must ramble, and thin out Like milk spilt on a stone. (Illustration of cats spilling milk)

"Spilt Milk," written by W.B. Yeats and first published in 1928.

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Girl's Song I went out alone To sing a song or two, My fancy on a man, And you know who. Another came in sight That on a stick relied To hold himself upright; I sat and cried. And that was all my song - When everything is told, Saw I an old man young Or young man old?

"Girl's Song," written by W.B. Yeats in April of 1929.

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W. B. YEATS’S RAPALLO NOTEBOOKS Descriptive & Analytical Examinations of the Five Notebooks (NLI 13,578-82) by Neil Mann and Wayne K. Chapman International Yeats Studies: A Special Edition Volume 9, Number 2 (2025) Copyright 2025 by Clemson University. ISSN: 2475-9627 Now available in paperback and hardcover editions (442 pp., illustrated) ISBN: 978-1-63804-200-6 for paperback copy. Price: $34.95 ISBN: 978-1-63804-201-3 for hardcover copy. Price: $49.95 VISUAL AIDS INCLUDE—frontispiece (Yeats at the Albergo Rapallo), 2 tables (for “General Overview”), and 2 views of the waterfront; Rapallo Notebooks A & B, 1 table and 8 figures; Rapallo Notebook C, 8 figures (including two aerial views of Rapallo); Rapallo Notebook D, 9 figures (including a photograph of the plaque raised in 1985 to commemorate the Yeatses’ residence in Rapallo); and Rapallo Notebook E, 1 table, 13 figures; followed by Appendices A-E (tabular summaries of each notebook by folio). All of this available in paperback and hardcover editions, as well as digital form.

Now available for purchase: W. B. Yeats’s Rapallo Notebooks.

This special print edition guides readers through the Rapallo Notebooks as both artifacts and reflections of Yeats’s creative process. The digital version is, as always, open-access and available here: open.clemson.edu/iys/

W. B. YEATS’S RAPALLO NOTEBOOKS Descriptive & Analytical Examinations of the Five Notebooks (NLI 13,578-82) by Neil Mann and Wayne K. Chapman International Yeats Studies: A Special Edition Volume 9, Number 2 (2025) Copyright 2025 by Clemson University. ISSN: 2475-9627 Now available in paperback and hardcover editions (442 pp., illustrated) ISBN: 978-1-63804-200-6 for paperback copy. Price: $34.95 ISBN: 978-1-63804-201-3 for hardcover copy. Price: $49.95 VISUAL AIDS INCLUDE—frontispiece (Yeats at the Albergo Rapallo), 2 tables (for “General Overview”), and 2 views of the waterfront; Rapallo Notebooks A & B, 1 table and 8 figures; Rapallo Notebook C, 8 figures (including two aerial views of Rapallo); Rapallo Notebook D, 9 figures (including a photograph of the plaque raised in 1985 to commemorate the Yeatses’ residence in Rapallo); and Rapallo Notebook E, 1 table, 13 figures; followed by Appendices A-E (tabular summaries of each notebook by folio). All of this available in paperback and hardcover editions, as well as digital form.

Now available for purchase: W. B. Yeats’s Rapallo Notebooks.

This special print edition guides readers through the Rapallo Notebooks as both artifacts and reflections of Yeats’s creative process. The digital version is, as always, open-access and available here: open.clemson.edu/iys/

The programme for the 31st Yeats Winter School is now available!

The Sligo Park Hotel, in association with Yeats Society Sligo, will hold the event from Jan 23rd – 26th 2026. To download the programme, please use the link below.

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The programme for the 31st Yeats Winter School is now available!

The Sligo Park Hotel, in association with Yeats Society Sligo, will hold the event from Jan 23rd – 26th 2026. To download the programme, please use the link below.

internationalyeatssociety.org/events/progr...

W. B. YEATS’S RAPALLO NOTEBOOKS Descriptive & Analytical Examinations of the Five Notebooks (NLI 13,578-82) by Neil Mann and Wayne K. Chapman International Yeats Studies: A Special Edition Volume 9, Number 2 (2025) Copyright 2025 by Clemson University. ISSN: 2475-9627 Now available in paperback and hardcover editions (430 pp., illustrated) ISBN: 978-1-63804-200-6 for paperback copy. Price: $xx ISBN: 978-1-63804-201-3 for hardcover copy. Price: $xx VISUAL AIDS INCLUDE—frontispiece (Yeats at the Albergo Rapallo), 2 tables (for “General Overview”), and 2 views of the waterfront; Rapallo Notebooks A & B, 1 table and 8 figures; Rapallo Notebook C, 8 figures (including two aerial views of Rapallo); Rapallo Notebook D, 9 figures (including a photograph of the plaque raised in 1985 to commemorate the Yeats’s residence in Rapallo); and Rapallo Notebook E, 1 table and 12 figures; followed by Appendices A-E (tabular summaries of each notebook by folio). All this available in paperback and hardcover editions, as well as digital form. (Illustration of Yeats in front of Rapallo)

Now available for pre-order: W. B. Yeats’s Rapallo Notebooks (IYS 9.2, 2025).

This special print edition guides readers through the Rapallo Notebooks as both artifacts and reflections of Yeats’s creative process.

See the attached flier for details! Additional information coming soon.

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"September 1913" (with Peter McDonald) YouTube video by DrRobDoggett

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The Realists Hope that you may understand! What can books of men that wive In a dragon-guarded land, paintings of the dolphin-drawn Sea-nymphs in their pearly wagons Do, but awake a hope to live That had gone With the dragons? William Butler Yeats [Illustration of a dragon]

"The Realists," written by W.B. Yeats in December of 1912.

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The Realists Hope that you may understand! What can books of men that wive In a dragon-guarded land, paintings of the dolphin-drawn Sea-nymphs in their pearly wagons Do, but awake a hope to live That had gone With the dragons? William Butler Yeats [Illustration of a dragon]

"The Realists," written by W.B. Yeats in December of 1912.

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The provisional programme for the 2025 International Yeats Society conference in Dublin is now available to view on Trinity College's website, as well as information on registering for the conference. Click the following link for more:

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The Lover Tells of The Rose in His Heart with Tom Walker YouTube video by DrRobDoggett

Join Dr. Rob Doggett and Dr. Tom Walker for the newest episode of "Yeats Conversations," in which the scholars discuss W.B. Yeats's poem "The Lover Tells of the Rose in His Heart."

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The Lover Tells of The Rose in His Heart with Tom Walker YouTube video by DrRobDoggett

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The Old Men Admiring Themselves in the Water W.B. Yeats I heard the old, old men say, “Everything alters, And one by one we drop away.” They had hands like claws, and their knees Were twisted like the old thorn-trees By the waters. I heard the old, old men say, “All that’s beautiful drifts away Like the waters.”

"The Old Men Admiring Themselves in the Water," written by W.B. Yeats in 1902.

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He Thinks Of Those Who Have Spoken Evil Of His Beloved William Butler Yeats Half close your eyelids, loosen your hair, And dream about the great and their pride; They have spoken against you everywhere, But weigh this song with the great and their pride; I made it out of a mouthful of air, Their children's children shall say they have lied.

"He Thinks of Those Who Have Spoken Evil of His Beloved," written by William Butler Yeats and first published in 1899.

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