He became a devotee of the spiritualist Madame Blavatsky in 1887, and, in 1891, he founded the Rhymer's Club. His melancholic early poems include "The Lake Isle of Winnisfree," while his poems after 1898 often featured the ac
He became a devotee of the spiritualist Madame Blavatsky in 1887, and, in 1891, he founded the Rhymer's Club. His melancholic early poems include "The Lake Isle of Winnisfree," while his poems after 1898 often featured the actress Maud Gonne. Still later, he wrote "Lapis Lazuli" and "Leda and the Swan." For 10 points—name this Irish poet of "The Wild Swans at Coole" and "Sailing to Byzantium."
He became a devotee of the spiritualist Madame Blavatsky in 1887, and, in 1891, he founded the Rhymer's Club.
William Butler {Yeats}