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Liza Libes

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Liza received her B.A. and M.A. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University, where she studied the poetry of Sylvia Plath and T.S. Eliot. After being disillusioned by the ideological capture of literary study in the American academy, Liza founded Pens and Poison, a unique multi-platform project that aims to restore the idea of literature as a work of art rather than as a political vehicle. Through videos, articles, and podcast episodes, Pens and Poison engages Liza’s 50K+ Instagram followers and 20K+ YouTube subscribers on a daily basis. Her weekly Substack essays on literature, culture, and the humanities have established her as an authoritative literary and cultural critic in heterodox circles.

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W.B. Yeats' "Lullaby"

What does Yeats have to say about desire, love and lust? Let’s find out today in his famous poem Lullaby

You can also watch my analysis of the poem here. 

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Lullaby - W.B. Yeats Beloved, may your sleep be sound That have found it where you fed. What were all the world's alarms To mighty Paris when he found Sleep upon a golden be

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“He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”
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