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YEATS AT WORK

on BBC Radio 3

A study by JON STALLWORTHY of the writing of W. B. Yeats 's poem A Prayer for my Daughter Readers, DENIS MCCARTHY and ALLAN MCCLELLAND
A Prayer for my Daughter was probably written, or at least besun, in March or April 1919. Seven sheets of ms. drafts survive; on these Jon Stallworthy has based his analysis of the creation of the poem.
Produced by Douglas Cleverdon

Contributors

Unknown:
Jon Stallworthy
Unknown:
W. B. Yeats
Readers:
Denis McCarthy
Readers:
Allan McClelland
Unknown:
Jon Stallworthy
Produced By:
Douglas Cleverdon

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