The Tower is a collection of poems by the Irish poet W.B. Yeats, first published in 1928. The poems explore themes of love, death, and the passage of time, as well as Yeats’s own spiritual journey. The collection is divided into two sections: “The Tower” and “The Winding Stair and Other Poems.” The first section, “The Tower,” is a sequence of poems that explore the idea of a tower as a symbol of the human condition. The tower is a metaphor for the individual’s journey through life, and the poems explore the idea of the tower as a place of refuge, a place of strength, and a place of transformation. The second section, “The Winding Stair and Other Poems,” is a collection of poems that explore themes of love, death, and the passage of time. The poems in this section are more personal and reflective, and they explore the idea of the individual’s journey through life and the changes that occur along the way. The Tower is a powerful and moving collection of poems that explore the human condition and the journey of life. It is a timeless work that continues to resonate with readers today.
By W.B. Yeats · First published 1928 · Genre: Symbolism, Modernism, Poetry · 56 chapters