Come experience the spirit of the Yeats Summer School in Ireland at this all-day program at the W.B. Yeats Society of NY!
10:15 “Byzantium and Ireland” Prof. Rob Doggett (SUNY Geneseo) postulates that WBY’s “Sailing to Byzantium,” written when he was a senator in the new Irish Free State, aims to create a “unity of culture” for Ireland.
11:30 “Star to Star: a Musical Duet between Poets” In a recording we hear the words of WBY and his friend and fellow Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, accompanied by music and still photos.
12:15 a light lunch.
1:30 “Quotable Yeats–the Foam and the Deep” Joseph Hassett talks about the many Yeats lines that not only capture a thought suitable for a particular life occasion but also open the door to deeper understanding of his poetry.
2:30 “Wandering Stars” A staged reading of a short play by Joseph Hassett that presents a revealing conversation between WBY and James Joyce.
3:30 Social and Summer School reunion, with wine, refreshments and conversation.
At NYU Glucksman Ireland House, 1 Washington Mews, on Fifth Avenue, half block south of 8th Street, just above Washington Square.
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