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By: Cameo Peltier, Chesney Gudvangen, Lilly Peterson
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he was born on June 13, 1865 in Dublin to parents John Butler Yeats and susan pollexfen
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Yeats family left his beloved homeland to move the the streets of London, England. However, he spent his summers in Ireland
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1884 and 1886 he attended the metropolitan school of art -
in 1885 the Dublin University Review published Yeats's first poems, as well as an essay entitled "The Poetry of Sir Samuel Ferguson"
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Yeats’ first poems, as well as an essay entitled “The Poetry of Sir Samuel Ferguson”, were published in the Dublin University Review.
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His first volume of verse appeared in 1887
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Yeats traveled to America in for a lecture tour. He returned in 1914 ,1920, and 1932.
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After 1910 Yeats dramatic art took a sharp turn toward a highly poetical, static, and esoteric style -
Yeats eventually married Georgina Hyde Lees (he called her George) in 1917, when she was 25 and he was 52
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Yeats Daughter, Anne was born on February 26, 1919. In Dublin, Ireland -
Yeats Son, Michael was Born on August 22nd 1921. In Thame, United Kingdom -
He was appointed to the Irish Senate in 1922,and was active in Irish politics for years
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He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923
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With George’s assistance he wrote A Vision, Yeats’ attempt at explanation for his elaborate philosophy and use of symbolism in his poetry.
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He died on January 28, 1939 due to heart failure, in France
