Yeats although born in Ireland in 1865 was raised in London England. Yeats returned to Ireland at the age of 15 to continue his education. While in Ireland Yeats became a part of the Celtic revival (but had never learned Gaelic).
Becoming strongly involved in Ireland's politics, Yeats was appointed senator of the Irish Free State in 1922. Shortly after becoming a senator Yeats received a Nobel prize for his poetry in 1923 and died 16 years later (1939) at the age of 73.
Some readers have been startled by Yeats' involvement in the occult and interest in mysticism.
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