W. B. YEATS: An inspiring collection from one of Ireland’s greatest literary figures (The Great Poets)

This was a gift for a friend who was overjoyed.

This collection is a brilliant and fun read. Yeats' prose are excellent, the man had some serious chops!

I purchased this edition because it is a set text this year for the European Schools. I find that given the difficulty of Yeats's poetry for secondary school pupils, it could do with more extensive notes and background information. The older Oxford edition is very helpful in this regard.

Seamus Heaneys provides an excellent intro and choice of poems.

An excellent introduction to the poetry of WB Yeats. John Kelly, editor of Yeats' letters, has chosen the major poems for which he gives useful notes. His preface provides a thoughtful, well informed introduction to the life and work.Good value in every way.

This is a great selection of some of Yeats' best work.