About Us
The W.B. Yeats Society of New York, a literary society, was founded June 13, 1990, on the poet’s 125th birthday, by Andrew McGowan, currently president. The Society quickly became one of New York’s largest and most ambitious organizations dedicated to the life and work of a particular writer. It sponsors an international poetry competition (see Awards), shares links to other Yeats-related sites, informs Americans about the Yeats International Summer School in Ireland, and assists in establishing other Yeats societies in the US.
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UPDATE TO POETRY PRIZE ENTRANTS
Because we’ve had such an unusually large number of entries in this year’s competition, our judge’s review has of necessity taken more time than usual. Alan Feldman has informed us that he has almost finished reading the hundreds of submissions and after that will re-read and reassess those he has codified into a list of potential finalists before making final choices. We will announce the winners by early April and to that end have scheduled our awards ceremony for the evening of April 27 at Barnes and Noble’s flagship Union Square store, New York City. We appreciate your patience. We trust you agree that it’s best not to rush the judging so we can be as fair as possible to everyone who entered our competition and to allow the needed time to ensure the best decisions regarding the winners. Thank you.
2024 COMPETITION WILL BEGIN NOV. 1ST
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OUR JAN. 'HOOLEY' A CRAIC-LING SUCCESS
See report and pix under Program heading.
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Our Objectives
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To act as an educational forum, primarily through lectures and events, for the exchange of information about William Butler Yeats, his legacy and literary work, and the people, places, events, and ideas that shaped his life and work.
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To stimulate awareness of and interest in WB Yeats's life and work.
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To provide information about Yeats events and organizations, particularly the Yeats International Summer School in Ireland and its sponsor, the Sligo-based Yeats Society, and other Yeats societies that, like ours, grew out of the summer school and Sligo society.
Executive Board
Andrew McGowan, President
Alison Armstrong, Ph.D.
Don Bates
Erskine Childers
Emily Dunlap
Kate Gill
Doris Marie Meyer
Maureen O. Murphy, Ph.D.
Eddie Vega
Emeritus
John J. Casey, Ph.D.
Carolyn McGuire, Ph.D.
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