The Second Coming (poem)

The Second Coming
by W. B. Yeats
W.B. Yeats in 1923
Written1919
First published inThe Dial
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish
FormLyric poetry
Publication date1920
Media typePrint
Lines22
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"The Second Coming" is a poem written by Irish poet William Butler Yeats in 1919, first printed in The Dial in November 1920 and included in his 1921 collection of verses Michael Robartes and the Dancer. The poem uses Christian imagery regarding the Apocalypse and Second Coming to describe allegorically the atmosphere of post-war Europe. It is considered a canonical work of modernist poetry and has been reprinted in several collections, including The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry.

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