Yeats’ society and museum

THINGS TO DO, SLIGO Updated : Oct 6, 2015, 11.13 AM IST

Anita Rao Kashi

Anita Rao Kashi is a freelance travel and food writer based in Bangalore. After nearly 12 years with The Times of India in Bangalore,she went freelance in Jan 2006 to write about travel and food. Her stories have appeared in such publications as Lonely Planet Magazine India, National Geographic Magazine India, Economic Times, Jetwings, Femina, Tiger Tales, Silkwinds, Bangalore Mirror, The Star of Malaysia etc. Apart from writing for various national and international magazines, newspapers and websites, as well blogging on travel and food, she has worked on travel and food guides.

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At the other end of the bridge, almost diagonally opposite from the Yeats’ statue is the Yeats’ Memorial Building, home to the Yeats’ Society. A pretty intense blue door is rather striking. The society organises a variety of events such as poetry readings and exhibitions throughout the year. Step in for and spend a fascinating hour going through some of the permanent exhibits. It also organises temporary exhibitions from time to time. To coincide with 150 years of Yeats, one particular exhibition was path breaking: a series of black and white panoramic images by landscape photographer Ciaran McHugh. The photographs were inspired by the landscape described in Yeats’ poetry and included such landmarks as Benbulben, Glencar falls and Rosses Point on the Atlantic coast.
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