A Deep-Sworn Vow by W. B. Yeats

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend February 4, 2017   A Deep-Sworn Vow   W. B. Yeats

Others because you did not keep That deep-sworn vow have been friends of mine; Yet always when I look death in the face, When I clamber to the heights of sleep, Or when I grow excited with wine, Suddenly I meet your face.            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   "A Deep-Sworn Vow" was published in The Wild Swans at Coole (Cuala Press, 1917).   W. B. Yeats was born in Dublin, Ireland, on June 13, 1865. His collections of poetry include The Poetical Works of William B. Yeats (Macmillan, 1906) and The Wild Swans at Coole (Cuala Press, 1917). He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923 and died on January 28, 1939. Poetry by Yeats   The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats (Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1994) "Whispers of Immortality" by T. S. Eliot "Canto I" by Ezra Pound "Love Songs (section III)" by Mina Loy Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. If you enjoy Poem-a-Day, please consider making a donation to help make it possible. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038