In this series a contemporary poet selects & introduces a poet of the past By their choice of poems & by the personal & critical reactions they express in their prefaces the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible & passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets in our literature W B Yeats (1865-1939) was born in Dublin & was educated in Ireland & England He was instrumental in the development of a national Irish theatre
- & in particular the founding of the Abbey Theatre He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923