(For William Butler Yeats on his 158th birthday.) I: WELCOME TO OUR TOXIC-BYZANTIUM It’s William-Yeats birthday today & The Poet meant to bring his Collected Poems down to The fireside, but forgot it, so He sought refuge in Charles Simic who’s A different sort of poet except it’s all La Cazone– If this Poet could More

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