← William Butler YeatsThe Winding Stairby William Butler YeatsCollection of poems on mortality, revolution, and mysticismFind on Amazon↗About the authorWilliam Butler YeatsIrish poet and playwright who transformed himself from a Celtic Twilight symbolist into one of the great modernist poets. The Tower and The Winding Stair are his mature masterpieces and among the finest poetry collections of the twentieth century.More by William Butler YeatsThe TowerCollection of poems on aging, politics, and the occult→ResponsibilitiesCollection of poems addressing social and political issues→A VisionPhilosophical work on cyclic history and spiritual systems→Collected Poems→