17+ Easter 1916 Poem Images. Written by william butler yeats. Yeats's poem is a response to the easter uprising in ireland, a rebellion that eventually led to the irish war for independence and the irish civil.
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.
Save for latersave easter 1916 and other poems for later. The best easter, 1916 study guide on the planet. A few copies printed for yeats' close friends. Easter 1916 is one of the finest poems regarding the dublin insurrection both in its historical account and its encapsulation of raw emotion.