Here's a lovely reading of " Lake Isle of Innisfree" By William Butler Yeats read by the brilliant Norther Irish actor and director Adrian Dunbar taken from the TV drama series "Blood" I am always on the look out for poetry readings in TV programmes.and as soon as I saw this I was smitten Dunbar is reading the poem as the widower at his wife's funeral in the very enjoyable drama.
"The Lake Isle of Innisfree" is a twelve-line poem comprising three quatrains, written by William Butler Yeats in 1888 and first published in the National Observer in 1890. It was reprinted in The Countess Kathleen and Various Legends and Lyrics in 1892 and as an illustrated Cuala Press Broadside in 1932.
"The Lake Isle of Innisfree" exemplifies the style of the Celtic Revival: it is an attempt to create a form of poetry that was Irish in origin rather than one that adhered to the standards set by English poets and critics.[1] It received critical acclaim in the United Kingdom and France.[2] The poem is featured in Irish passports.
Adrian Dunbar (born 1 August 1958) is an Irish actor and director from Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, best known for his television and theatre work. Dunbar co-wrote and starred in the 1991 film, Hear My Song, nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the BAFTA awards.[1]
He has played Superintendent Ted Hastings in the BBC One thriller Line of Duty since 2012. He has also appeared as Alan Cox in The Jump, Martin Summers in Ashes to Ashes, Richard Plantagenet in The Hollow Crown, and as Father Flaherty in Broken.