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Comment 3 of 3, added on April 27th, 2006 at 4:06 AM.
The poem comes from a sequence called 'A Woman Young and Old', and it is to be understood that a woman is speaking in the poem. That should be obvious in any case from the third stanza when the speaker says, 'I gave what OTHER women give...'
Leo from Ireland
Comment 2 of 3, added on April 4th, 2006 at 6:11 PM.
I just learned of WB Yeats today. I found this site by researching some of his work ... Will Anchor, I just read your comment, then re-read the poem. No wonder I was confused by it. I thought he had a love for a woman named Maud Gonne, not a love for men (or boys)!!! I agree with you Will, 100 %!!! By WB Yeats writing a poem of this nature, one can only assume that he definitely had a homosexual experience. Based on how he wrote of the enticing pleasure he had from the experience, it most likely wasn't his one and only sexual encounter with another male ... ; 0
Melanie from United States
Comment 1 of 3, added on November 3rd, 2005 at 6:21 PM.
Yeats is basically talking about a relationship he had with a young lad. He is admitting to have a homosexual relationship with another man. Yeats says he feels misery in his actions but justifies it by the glory of the relationship they had. It isnt well known but Yeats was probably a fag.
Will Anchor from United States
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The poem comes from a sequence called 'A Woman Young and Old', and it is to be understood that a woman is speaking in the poem. That should be obvious in any case from the third stanza when the speaker says, 'I gave what OTHER women give...'
Leo from Ireland