'The Second Coming' is one of W. B. Yeats's most well-known poems. It was written amid the Irish War of Independence, in the aftermath of the Great War and the Spanish flu pandemic …
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Dr. Keane (Phd St And) teaches English at Georgia Southern University. He edited (with Samuel L. Bray) the 1662 Book of Common Prayer: International Edition and authored (with Samuel L. Bray) How to Use the Book of Common Prayer. He serves on the Liturgical Commission and Commission on Ministry for the Diocese of Georgia and formerly served on the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music for the Episcopal Church.
