W.B. Yeats' The Winding Stair and Other Poems is a major collection featuring some of the poet's most powerful mature work, including meditations on aging, Irish politics, love, and mortality. Through poems like "Byzantium" and "Crazy Jane" poems, Yeats grapples with the body's decay, the soul's persistence, and the relationship between passion and wisdom. This facsimile edition preserves the original 1933 Macmillan publication, becoming both literary artifact and testament to Yeats at the height of his powers, proving that his later work represents some of the finest poetry in the English language.

WHY WE PICKED IT: Because The Winding Stair shows Yeats confronting age and mortality with unflinching honesty and creating some of his most powerful verse. This facsimile edition reminds us that great poets often do their best work late in life, and that Yeats' ability to transform personal struggle into universal art is unmatched.

DETAILS: • Poet: William Butler Yeats • Introduction: George Bornstein • Publisher: Scribner Book Company • Format: Paperback • Publication Date: March 15, 2011 • ISBN: 9781416589929 • Edition: Facsimile Edition (Originally published London: Macmillan, 1933) • Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days