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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

I had a dream about William Butler Yeats

I had a dream last night. I was in William Butler Yeats' house in Ireland. It was amazing. His living room was sunken and lined with books and it had the quality of an amphitheater. He sat there reading his poetry and his voice boomed through the amphitheater, his words resonnating. I thought, this is how a poet should live.
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14 comments:

  1. Tanya ReimerJanuary 12, 2012 at 6:19 AM

    Yes. It is isn't it? ah.... I think I might visit him tonight too, sounds perfect.

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  2. Valentina HepburnJanuary 12, 2012 at 7:02 AM

    Oh, yes. Our dreams keep us going. What a lovely thought.

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  3. soniaJanuary 12, 2012 at 7:04 AM

    Was he reciting poetry about Maude?

    xoxo
    -S.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2012 at 8:35 AM

    Yeats is one of my favorites. I read a lot of his poetry when I was in college. More and more I want to go back to the "masters" of poetry and literature to feed my soul.

    I would just like to go to Ireland - anyplace in Ireland, and also to have a sunken living room lined with books!
    Ann Best, Author of In the Mirror & Other Memoirs

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  5. Hilary Melton-ButcherJanuary 13, 2012 at 9:39 AM

    Hi Richard - good to see you over at my blog .. and thanks so much for the comment ..

    I'm terrible in that I know exceedingly little about Yeats - but having a sunken sitting room where the words would resonate around .. sounds just glorious - big log fire in winter, with wonderful all round windows for the summer sun .. bliss!

    Cheers Hilary

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  6. Elizabeth Varadan, AuthorJanuary 13, 2012 at 2:28 PM

    What a great dream! I'd love to have that dream. (He's one of my favorite poets, too, Ann.) You are so right about how a poet should live: a room lined with books as large as an amphitheater. How ANY writer should live, really. :-)

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  7. UnknownJanuary 16, 2012 at 8:58 AM

    What a cool dream to have and how vivid.

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  8. J.L. CampbellJanuary 16, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    Hmmm...I'm wondering if there's another story in there somewhere.

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  9. Talli RolandJanuary 18, 2012 at 6:09 AM

    Wow, that's quite the dream! Why can't I have dreams like that?

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  10. Emily R. KingJanuary 18, 2012 at 11:15 AM

    Isn't it wonderful when you have those kinds of dreams AND remember them? Jealous!

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  11. alexiaJanuary 18, 2012 at 6:27 PM

    Thanks for commenting on my query over at Matt's blog! Nice to meet you :)

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  12. Misha GerrickJanuary 19, 2012 at 4:00 AM

    That's a wonderful dream to have. He's one of my favorite poets.

    :-)

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  13. CiaraJanuary 20, 2012 at 8:13 AM

    Nice. That is a great dream.

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  14. Deb ShuckaJanuary 21, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    What a wonderful dream! Mine are all about my classroom. I like yours better.

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