ACADEMICS, journalists, politicians and writers revealed their fondness for WB Yeats at a special event held to mark the 150th anniversary of the poet’s birth.
Organised by the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies, the event featured a panel discussion with contributions from BBC Special Correspondent and Professorial Fellow Fergal Keane, Irish Ambassador Dan Mulhall and Irish poets Tom French and Martin Dyar.
Acting Institute Director and Head of Department Dr Frank Shovlin, who chaired the discussion, said: “We were delighted to host this high profile event to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of Ireland's greatest poets.”
More than 200 people turned out for the event, held at the university’s Eleanor Rathbone Theatre, and each received a souvenir book of Yeats’ poems courtesy of Tourism Ireland.
(l-r) The Institute of Irish Studies' Dr Frank Shovlin chaired the debate, which featured Ambassador Dan Mulhall, BBC correspondant Fergal Keane and poets Martin Dyar and Tom French on the panel
