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About
Irish poet who combined mythology, folklore, and natural images in his verse.
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Before Fame
He had a lifelong interest in mysticism, spiritualism, occultism and astrology, and joined the paranormal research organization The Ghost Club in 1911, of which Charles Dickens had also been a member.
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Trivia Fact
My poem, The Second Coming, is still widely known and quoted today.
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Family Life:
Proposed to Maud Gonne three times, but she later married another.
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Associated With
He is a famous Irish writer, much like Oscar Wilde.
