William Butler Yeats was a famous Irish poet of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He wrote a lot about loss and death in war, but today's poem is a bit different. It's about loss in a different form, a loss of love. Sad, but accepting. Sorrowful, but kind. It is the type of poem with which we can all relate. Join me as we explore When You are Old.
Episode 172 - Poetry Explication #12: When You are Old by William Butler Yeats
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