Easter, 1916
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Easter, 1916 is a poem by W. B. Yeats describing the poet's torn emotions regarding the events of the Easter Rising staged in Ireland against British rule on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916. The rebelli
The ruined General Post Office after the Easter Rising, 1916.
September 1, 1939
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"September 1, 1939" is a poem by W. H. Auden written shortly after the German invasion of Poland, which would mark the start of World War II. It was first published in The New Republic issue of 18 Oct
Easter, 1916
…April 24, the date the Rising began) in the second and fourth stanzas, and four stanzas in total (which refers to April, the fourth month of the year). September 1, 1939 The collected public domain poetry of Yeats as an eBook at Standard Ebooks…
Auden in 1939
German dictator Adolf Hitler observes German soldiers marching into Poland, September 1939