Yeats

I am learning about Yeats in my poetry class. Professor David is Judy’s brother and he works at Loyola University in Chicago. He Zooms into one of the classes, and Judy tapes it to show the rest of us. I am stunned that he does that, because most people still think we are cognitively impaired. I Hallmark Moment inside myself every time I watch him, because here is Marc who is cognitively impaired from Fragile X, learning from (and understanding!) a real college professor. 

Take that, you doubters!

The lectures are awesome. I have learned a ton, not only about Yeat’s poems, but also about Irish independence. He tells us stories too, which I love. I love many of his poems, but I especially love The Second Coming, which is super scary. I also absolutely love Easter 1916, which always made me want to cry when Judy read it to us. There are many other poems I also love, but those two are special. 

I think we need to have a Yeats Day at Mouth to Hand. It will have Judy read those two poems, and then we’ll all drink Guiness. And we’ll toast Yeats and all the heroes of Ireland. April 24th is the anniversary of the Easter rebellion…be there or be square!