Yeats and the Occasional Poem: "Easter 1916".

This essay, reprinted from the 1968 volume of the journal, presents a literary critique of the poem "Easter 1916," by William Butler Yeats, focusing on the poet's engagement with the form of occasional poetry. Topics addressed include Yeats' use of stanzaic poetry conventions, the tradition of occasional poetry before and during Yeats' period, and Yeats' depiction of several characters within the poem.