The Lake Isle of Innisfree
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)
I will arise and go now,
and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made:
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honeybee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight's all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet's wings.
I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart's core.
(1892)
THE INNISFREE POETRY JOURNAL
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Innisfree 8
March 2009
Welcome to Innisfree 8. We continue our series of Closer Looks at the work of a leading contemporary poet, this time the poems of Dan Masterson. For this special issue honoring him and his work, Dan has shared with us a set of authentically gritty poems that arise from his lifelong interests in boxing, drumming, and Catholicism, as well as an autobiographical essay titled Sticks & Fists & Rosaries, which illuminates the origins of these poems.
As previously, in addition to this online presentation of Innisfree 8, we provide an option for readers to obtain this issue in two other formats: as a PDF download or as a handsome trade paperback, at cost from Lulu.com, an online publisher. For the latter, just click on the “Print Version” link at the top of the Current Issue page. That link will take you to Lulu.com, where you can order a copy of the issue from them. Using print-on-demand technology, Lulu will ship you one or more perfect bound copies of Innisfree 8.
Another innovation makes its debut in two forms with this issue, a search box that enables the reader to search the pages of Innisfree, as well as an alphabetical, searchable list of all Innisfree Contributors the reader can browse and easily access the poems of particular poets.
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