Autumn reflections

October 14, 2024 in Featured News, News

In this recording from the RNN Archives (Autumn 2016), Dermot Roantree recites the WB Yeats poem ‘The Wild Swans at Coole’.

Autumn is a time of change and endings, a movement from the bright lights of summer to the darker days of winter. The season brings us vibrant colours and magnificent light. ‘The Wild Swans at Coole’ is a lyrical poem by WB Yeats that looks at a changing world through an autumnal lens – a melancholic reflection on life and its temporal beauty.

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