Flawed genius
Jul 18, 2021
2 minutes
by NICHOLAS REID
illiam Butler Yeats was one of the greatest poets in the English language. Ever. At his best, his poetry reaches the sublime; and at his less than best, he is still a master of his craft. But even literary geniuses can be foolish. Socially, Yeats was an Anglo-Irish snob, looking down
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