"September 1913" by W.B. Yeats (poetry reading)

[lifestandstillhere]

Many thanks for allowing me to review these poems with a text and voice this morning--

[ronniehello]

would you consider doing a reading of The Rose Tree? Very short and simple poem by yeats but I love it

[brenolad]

This poem has a strong undertone in current Irish politics. Shows how timeless these words truly are!

[FreeCreativeT]

Thank you so much! I like your readings for poems and I've been always watching them even before I register in YouTube :)

Keep on, please, and record as much as you can of poetry (the immortal art) because your voice will become as immortal as those lines =)

Thanks again.

[SteDeRaver]

Erm actually this poem was written as a direct response to the Hugh Lane art fiasco, when Lane offered to donate many valuable art works to Dublin but his offer was refused because he was a protestant and an art gallery would be expensive to fund and Yeats' fury at this. Whoah I just saw the comment pending approval nonsense, going to censor me for contradicting you? I hope not.

[SpokenVerse]

@SteDeRaver I only know the conventional view that the poem refers to the Dublin Lock-out. Here's a quote from Wiki.

"September 1913, one of the most famous of W. B. Yeats' poems, was published in the Irish Times during the lockout partly to express the poet's support of the worker's aims in contrast with his animosity towards the Catholic bourgeoisie and the church's influence upon them".

I only read 'em, I don't get involved in Irish politics. Was the reading satisfactory?

[SteDeRaver]

@SpokenVerse Oh well thanks for telling me because I didn't even hear of that before, and yeah the reading was good, I felt you should have picked it up faster and louder at the end for emphasis but thats just me. Thanks for the insight.

[John27346]

@SteDeRaver Don't be a twat.

[eoinburkey]

I love this poem

[3seashells]

What a poem!