The Friends of the National Library of Australia and the Friends of Ireland, in association with the Embassy of Ireland, presented an afternoon of poetry and music celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Irish poet William Butler Yeats. Hosted by Professor Ronan McDonald, Professor of Modern Literature at the University of New South Wales, the event features performances by Dr Jeff Brownrigg, John Collard, Jenny Gall, Genevieve Jacobs, Margaret Naylor, Richard O’Brien, and Dr Richard Reid.