I have searched for this Documentary for ages. One of the finest 2 parters ever. Cheers

Fine documentary - not only was this man, in my humble opinion, the greatest Irish Poet - he is also one of the great poets -the voice of his age and are age - a fascinating man

He’s such a great narrator ,brilliant 🤗🤗🤗🍀

The best readings of yeats’ poems

Just watched from Dunedin, New Zealand. What a wonderful documentary. Thanks Sir Bob

@mattrawling6646

3 жыл бұрын

thank u

I first heard "The Stolen Child" via The Waterboys, and beautiful it was. I never realised until years later it was from Yeats. And just now that Irish ladies rendition... stunning.

I went to the Yeats exhibit at the Irish National Library and saw the effort he put into his esoterica. I was embarassed by the nonsense on display, but recalled what Yeats himself said about it; that without it he would have been unable to write his poetry. It gave The Second Coming its magic.

A haunting documentary on a beautiful poet. Especially the rendition of The Stolen Child. ... by Edna o Brien. ..... The unrequited love of Yates to a beautiful woman who conceived an enchanted daughter to another man ...on the grave of her dead son ..is the stuff of folklore . Bob Geldof shows his love of Yates and his love of London.

Yes it is difficult , if not impossible , to rank poets in order of greatness . Some say it shouldn't be attempted. ? But reading Yeats at his finest - and he could be rather silly and self indulgent at times - strikes deep hidden chords within . You just know he was not simply " another poet " . He speaks from a pure source on the boundary where Spirit and matter intertwine . We feel it . Eliot too was great ; but in a different more cerebral way.

thanks Bob for bringing it home 50 yeaars away,cheers or the understanding where and who I am

This is a side of Geldof that I never new.

Well done for posting.

A game A wooden box with no top. Thank you, I love A Labrynth, a game that doesn't require more than one but enjoys many.

Thanks Bob. Excellent

Superbly well done!

Superb!

Brilliant

Yeats wrote some all time great poetry, say what you will of whatever weirdness he was involved with. I read his poetry and think maybe I just need to act weirder to lead a more inspired life.

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For complete poverty, read "genteel poverty".

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Irish twin toes.

W.B Hates. Subtitles need a tweak here and there.

What’s interesting is how uninteresting celebrities are… just play music musician… play your tunes… I’m not interested one wit in your opinion on world affairs… not one…

Geldof a very confused West Brit with little knowledge or understanding of Irish history.

A travesty. Geldof is truly awful, Bono like, with a deeply vulgar idea of poetry as he has of song. Everything is for sale in Geldof's world of Breakfast Television and Band Aid.

Embarrassing.

@davidowens4145

2 жыл бұрын

Why so?

12:00 “you’re not really British if you live in (Ireland) and the entire culture can disappear and no one will really care”