Easter, 1916
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| Originally published | 1921 |
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| Authors | William Butler Yeats |
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| ID | 1455812 |
About Easter, 1916
Easter, 1916 is a poem by W. B. Yeats describing the poet's torn emotions regarding the events of the Easter Rising staged in Ireland against British rule on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916. The uprising was unsuccessful, and most of the Irish republican leaders involved were executed for treason.
