Posts Tagged ‘George William Russell’
George William Russell (AE): Poet and Friend of Yeats in Dublin
Editor of The Irish Homestead Today is the anniversary of the death of the poet George William Russell, who went by the pseudonym AE. Russell attended the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin. There he met a lifelong friend – the poet William Butler Yeats. Russell became the editor of The Irish Homestead. His famous quotes include…
Read MoreJuly 17, 2020 A Hot Tip for Hydrangeas, the B-Line Network for Pollinators, Charles Theodore Mohr, George William Russell, Arthur Koehler, Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, Dog Days Poetry, How to Make a Plant Love You by Summer Rayne Oakes, and Poppy Art at the Tower of London
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Read MoreGeorge William Russell: The Departed Poet Who Understood Gardeners’ Souls
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 17, 1935 On this day, dear readers, we bade adieu to a luminous soul. The poet George William Russell, known more intimately to the literary world as AE, has departed this earthly…
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