{"product_id":"the-wind-among-the-reeds","title":"The Wind Among the Reeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if longing speaks most clearly through roses, stars, and the sound of wind?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Wind Among the Reeds, W. B. Yeats brings unfulfilled love into a world of Irish legend and unseen powers. These short poems draw much of their ache from his love for Maud Gonne, who does not return it as he hopes. Soft sounds carry feelings that plain statements cannot quite hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection moves between the lover's sorrow and the fairy host of Irish tradition, named in “The Hosting of the Sidhe.” Roses, birds, water, and fire return as symbols, hinting at things the poems leave unnamed. Yeats's notes explain his sources, offering another way into the myths and mysteries behind the verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove beneath the symbols\u003c\/strong\u003e – Feel how longing for someone beyond reach gives these brief poems their emotional weight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Irish fairy host\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet the sidhe, the people of hills and mounds in Irish tradition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImages that keep returning\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow roses, stars, and birds through poems that suggest more than they name.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMusic in the words\u003c\/strong\u003e – Read aloud and notice the soft sounds and rhythms Yeats shapes for the ear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaths into the mystery\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the notes for a closer look at the sources behind these haunting poems.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love music in poetry, enjoy myth and mystery, or want to meet the young Yeats before his later, harder style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now, and let the sounds and symbols draw you into Yeats's world of longing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534585856348,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/04356_en_ebook-front_c04.jpg?v=1792174923","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/the-wind-among-the-reeds","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}