Possible Clues:

• Poet has to embrace fool
• Spicy Cajun ham variety
• Press people to overlook old Italian poet
• Italian poet, author of 'Jerusalem Delivered'
• Dead poet identified by bones raised below bottom of crypt
• Torquato --, 1544-1595, Italian poet
• Torquato ____ wrote the poem Jerusalem Delivered
• In print as 'Sordello', Italian poet
• Awfully big day coming up for old poet
• Old Italian poet’s sons immersed in Chinese way of life