Clark Ashton Smith The Complete Poetry & Translations Vol. 2: The Wine of Summer

Clark Ashton Smith The Complete Poetry & Translations Vol. 2: The Wine of SummerThis second volume of Clark Ashton Smith's complete original poetry contains the poems he wrote in the decades following the death in 1926 of his early mentor, George Sterling. Although much affected by Sterling's passing, Smith carried on in his poetic work, seeking new modes of expression and expanding his range beyond the cosmic and lyrical verse that had dominated his early career. Having taught himself French in the mid 1920's Smith began

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1896 and died at age 82 on January 30

an abundance of writings by the Kalems—poems

horror-fantasy that is sure to make you question your faith

and things can get real pretty fast when the world goes sideways

Kevin O’Neill

in the face of absurdity

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each more sinister than the last

when in 1882 a visitor fell out of a clear blue sky

Marjane allows her past to weigh heavily on her until she finds some like-minded friends

Waugh's deftness in probing its intricacies