Adam's Curse Resources

Check out more on the poet, who was quite a character.

He's Ireland's most famous poet, and that's a pretty big deal. The Yeats Society keeps his importance fresh in his native land.

Want more Yeats? Here's a ton of his poems, alphabetized and digitized.

Check out this super-slick video for the poem.

Check out the area of Sligo, where Yeats grew up. It's even unofficially known as "Yeats Country."

We just love this deep, rich reading.

This is another reader's version. We think the accent actually adds to the poem's effect.

Check out this super-rare and awesome recording of the poet himself.

Here's Yeats himself, with a killer pair of spectacles.

This is Maud Gonne, the object of Yeats' (unrequited) affection.

Check out this article about Yeats' tone in "Adam's Curse."

This comes courtesy of the NY Times.

This article shows how his influence is still felt in Ireland, and elsewhere.

Get all the poems, in one handy (and big) book.