Ocupation: Poet
Life: March 15, 1867 - October 4, 1902
Birthday: March 15
Death: October 4
While death and darkness girdle me I grope for immortality.
Topics: Darkness, Immortality, Girdles
Yet, when the city sleeps; When all the cries are still: The stars and heavenly deeps Work out a perfect will.
Topics: Stars, Sleep, Cities
Sombre and rich, the skies; Great glooms, and starry plains. Gently the night wind sighs; Else a vast silence reigns.
Topics: Night, Wind, Sky
Yeats, you need ten years in the library, but I have need of ten years in the wilderness.
Topics: Years, Library, Needs, Yeats