Birthdate: June 13, 1865
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sandymount, Ireland
Died: January 28, 1939
William Butler Yeats was a prominent Irish poet, dramatist, and writer known for his involvement in the Irish Literary Revival and as a co-founder of the Abbey Theatre. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923, Yeats later served as a Senator of the Irish Free State. His early works drew inspiration from Irish folklore and the occult, evolving to explore physical and political themes. Yeats also mentored emerging poets and created notable pieces like “The Wild Swans at Coole” and “The Tower.”
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