In the Seven Woods is a collection and volume of poems written by W. B. Yeats, and was first published in the early 1900's. The volume consists of 14 different poems, including an author’s note before the last poem "On Baile's Strand: A play". The first poem in the collection is the same as the name of the collection, "In the Seven Woods".
Yeats describes humanity as we know it in his plays. In the first poem, he describes a wood, where he the narrator is free, describing several imageries of sight, hearing, and inner feelings. The poem itself is not concrete, thus being anti-romantic and letting the reader choose and interpret the poem for themselves.
One of the other well-known poems in the book is "Adam's Curse". Contrary to "In the Seven Woods" ancient ideals are reflected and posed upon humanity. The poem is composed of three stanzas, in the style of heroic couplets. Yeats explains and supports his theory of beauty and how it is made and formed: beauty does not come naturally, but through strong mental vigor.
