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150 anniversary of birth of W.B. Yeats

The Embassy and the Centre for Irish Studies, Charles University organised a poetry reading celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of W.B. Yeats. The reading featured new Czech translations introduced by Yeats's biographer Prof. R.F. Foster, Irish poet and novelist Justin Quinn and Director of the Centre for Irish Studies, Ondřej Pilný.

Ambassador Sheehan with Prof. Foster, Justin Quinn and Ondřej Pilný

Ambassador Sheehan with Prof. Foster, Justin Quinn and Ondřej Pilný

Ambassador Sheehan with Prof. Foster, Justin Quinn, Ondřej Pilný, Jakub Boguszak and Martin Světlík

Ambassador Sheehan with Prof. Foster, Justin Quinn, Ondřej Pilný, Jakub Boguszak and Martin Světlík