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Birth Date
William Yeats was born in Dublin, Sandy Mount, Ireland. His parents are John Butler Yeats and Susan Pollexfen. -
Moving Time
Yeats and his family left their home, to move to, London, England. He spent his summers in Ireland. -
Growing up
William Yeats grew up and graduated from a independent secondary school, in Dublin. -
College
William attended college at NCAD, for art and design. -
First Poem
Yeats' first poem "Mosada, a dramatic poem" -
Irish Theatre
Lady Gregory and him found the Irish theatre. In 1887, his dramatic production outweighed his poetry. -
Meeting Maude Gonne
Yeats met a women and he was in love with her, but when he asked Maude Gonne to marry him serval times, and she refused every time. -
Rhymers Club
"Tragic Generation" was released with was two anthologies, formed in London. -
Dublin's Theatre Reopens
Dublin Abbey's theatre reopened in 1904 after a wealthy sponsor paid for the renovations. -
Yeats and Masks
Yeats introduced the importance of masks in a simple poem in 1910. -
Yeats Begins to Experiment
In 1916, Yeats began to study being a playwright. The plays were represented as "plays for dancers." -
Love
William Yeats marries Georgie Hyde-Lees in 1917. -
Senate
In 1922, Yeats was elected the first Irish senate, and he is late reelected in 1925. -
Nobel Prize
In 1923, William Yeats, got his first Nobel Prize because his poetry was so inspirational. -
Death Date
Yeats died in January, of 1965, in Roquebrune Cap Martin, France.
