W.B. Yeats (1865-1939) remains one of our greatest poets. Whether the lyrical and embroidered poems of his youth or the simplified work of his later years, his verse was spiritual, mystical, personal and universal. This covetable collection contains some of Yeats' most treasured poems, from 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' to 'Sailing to Byzantium'.

Lauren Arrington (introduction) is Professor of English at Maynooth University in Ireland. Her books include Revolutionary Lives (Princeton University Press, 2016) and W.B. Yeats, the Abbey Theatre, Censorship, and the Irish State (Oxford University Press, 2010). She is serving as a Director of the Yeats International Summer School from 2017–2020. She studied for her doctorate in English at Oxford University.