From the famous horror writer, H.P. Lovecraft, comes this brand new collection of poetry. From the macabre work he’s best known for to his gentle odes to nature, this volume includes many of Lovecraft’s most effective poems.
The Poetry of H.P. Lovecraft collates the horror writer’s wide variety of poetry into one compact collection. Including Lovecraft’s fantasy work, satirical pieces, nature poetry and occasion verse written for specific events, this volume introduces the reader to a whole new side of the writer’s personality and work. Many of the poems nod to Lovecraft’s roots in horror, and even in his poetry we see the classic disturbing sentiments that make his work unique.
This collection includes poems such as:
– ‘An Ode to Selene or Diana’
– ‘On Receiving a Picture of Swans’
– ‘A Garden’
– ‘Nemesis’
– ‘The Nightmare Lake’
– ‘The Ancient Track’
These poems have been published in a new collection by Read & Co. Books’ vintage poetry imprint, Ragged Hand, for a new generation of readers to enjoy. Complete with two introductory essays by Lovecraft, ‚The Allowable Rhyme‘ and ‚Metrical Regularity‘, this volume is not to be missed by fans of Lovecraft’s work or lovers of poetry.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
H. P. Lovecraft
1. The Allowable Rhyme by H. P. Lovecraft
2. Metrical Regularity by H. P. Lovecraft
3. The Poetry of H. P. Lovecraft
4. Ode to Selene or Diana
5. On Receiving a Picture of Swans
6. To the Old Pagan Religion
7. Unda or, the Bride of the Sea
8. Lines on Gen. Robert Edward Lee to Pan
9. An American to Mother England
10. The Rose of England
11. The Poe-et’s Nightmare, a Fable
12. Fact and fancy
13. Pacifist war Song, 1917
14. A Garden
15. The Peace Advocate
16. Ode for July Fourth, 1917
17. Nemesis, 19. Astrophobos
18. Sunset
19. Laeta a Lament
20. Psychopompos a Tale in Rhyme
21. Despair
22. Revelation
23. The House
24. The City
25. To Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Eighteenth Baron Dunsany
26. The Nightmare Lake
27. On Reading Lord Dunsany’s Book of Wonder
28. Christmas
29. Sir Thomas Tryout
30. Providence
31. The Cats
32. Festival
33. Hallowe’en in a Suburb
34. The Wood
35. The Outpost
36. The Ancient Track
37. The Messenger
38. Fungi from Yuggoth
39. [Little Sam Perkins]
40. Dead Passion’s Flame a Poem by Blank Frailty
41. Arcadiaby Head Balledup
42. In a Sequester’d Providence Churchyard Where Once Poe Walk’d
43. Nathicana, 46. A Cycle of Verse
Über den Autor
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an American writer born in Providence, Rhode Island. Best known for his work in the science, fantasy and horror fiction genres, Lovecraft’s writings are now studied worldwide. One of his most famous creations is the Cthulhu Mythos. Although he was unable to support himself through writing during his lifetime, Lovecraft’s legacy has lived on. Many well-established horror authors have cited Lovecraft as a major influence, including Stephen King.Ebooks vom selben Autor / Herausgeber
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