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My Poetry Readings with Declan Walsh

My Poetry Readings is a podcast of poetry, from Ireland and elsewhere.Presented by Sligo based, Declan Walsh, (who is neither a poet or English literature scholar!) , it is a podcast of his journey to revisit the poems that may have shaped our lives and perhaps discovering new ones along the way.Each episode in this series includes an introduction to a popular poem, it’s this writer and the actual reading of the poem - leaving the interpretation of the poem to yourself.Check it out on https://mypoetryreadingswithdeclanwalsh.buzzsprout.com/

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'The Stolen Child' - by William Butler Yeats (S1E5)

January 30, 2021 • Season 1 • Episode 5

About the Poem

William Butler Yeats wrote ‘The Stolen Child’ in 1886 and is considered to be one of his more notable and popular early poems.

Based on Irish Legend, 'The Stolen Child' concerns captivating faeries beguiling and charming a young boy to leave the tough modern day ‘weeping world’ and run away to live a more enchanting and mystical life with them.

The main theme of 'The Stolen Child' would suggest the struggle to maintain the innocence of childhood against the realism of having to experience the reality of life – certainly, a theme that transcend the passing of time!
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About the Poet

William Butler Yeats, more commonly known as, W.B. Yeats, was born in Dublin, in 1865 and is wildly regarded as one of the influential poets on both the national and international stage.
A pillar of the Irish literary establishment, he was one of co-founders of the Abbey Theatre and became a Senator in the Irish Free State in 1922 .

He died, aged 73, on January 28 1939 in France and was later buried in Drumcliffe Churchyard, Co Sligo
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Favorite Musical Versions (YouTube Links)

The Waterboys - The Stolen Child

Loreena McKennitt - The Stolen Child

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