- AT THE POETRY CENTER - K12 EDUCATION - AWARDS & RESIDENCIES -
GET INVOLVED Yeats and Place Introduction Last lesson, we wrote
a poem about whales, who live in a type of place called the
ocean. Arizona is a desert. What other types of places
(geography) are there? How many of you have been out of the
country? William Butler Yeats, the author, is an Irish poet who
lived over a hundred years ago (1865 - 1939). Personal Anecdote:
I was in Ireland when I first read this poem, in Sligo (where
the Lake Isle of Innisfree really is), so I got to see the place
from which he was writing. (I brought in pictures of
Sligo/Ireland for kids to see). Read a poem (Yeats’ Lake Isle of
Innisfree) Ask students to each read a line aloud. Then read the
poem again. What did you notice about sound in this poem? Feel
free to stop at places where you think words may not be
familiar. Ask questions. Below is a sample list. -What are
wattles? (woven wooden supports, built with clay or mud to
support a wall/make a house - like adobe - st