Oh you gatherer br       of the fine ash of poetry br             ash of the too-white flame br                   of poetry br br Consider those who have burned before you br             in the so-white fire br br Crucible of Keats and Campana br             Bruno and Sappho br                   Rimbaud and Poe and Corso br       And Shelley burning on the beach br                    at Viarreggio br br And now in the night br       in the general conflagration br             the white light br                   still consuming us br       small clowns br             with our little tapers br             held to the flamebr br Lawrence Ferlinghettibr br