"Lapis Lazuli" By W.B. Yeats

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Uploaded by on Sep 15, 2008

Gay didn't refer to homosexuality in 1938. The poem relates to decadence and the threat of war, and the detachment of aged wisdom from current events,

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  • ass back!

  • @glynls Poetry can be appreciated on so many different levels: almost everyone can find something in it to which they can relate.

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  • I think this may be his best poem; but the archaic use of "gay" is definitely an obstacle for modern listeners, and renders the poem more inaccessible. Nicely read.

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