Nightmare Song

[Achebe]

I really admire 'like W. B. Yeats with a toothache' - best image in the poem for me.

yah, the image is good.
Wonder if you need the "W.B." though
"like Yeats with a toothache" would probably work.

interesting - in my view, keeping the 'WB' actually works, because it makes the line longer, looser, and less controlled, which is a nice set up before the 'spiralled into control'.
With just 'Yeats', it does sound a bit too business-like.
But I haven't had my morning machiatto as yet.