Odes and Sonnets


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Clark Ashton Smith, nicknamed one of the "big three" of Weird Tales (the famous pulp fiction magazine), was also a romantic-style poet, contributor to the Cthulhu Mythos and a literary friend of H.P Lovecraft. As a poet, he was considered one of the last great West Coast Romantics.
Published in 1918, prefaced by his mentor George Sterling and illustrated with Decadent movement-inspired embellishments by Florence Lundborg, this volume contains material republished from his 1912 collection and later included in his 1922 poetry compilation. (Summary by Mary Kay)

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Preface, by George Sterling 2:44 Read by Amy Gramour
Nero 5:42 Read by Larry Wilson
Ode to the Abyss 3:59 Read by Anusha Iyer
To the Darkness 2:43 Read by Anusha Iyer
The Retribution 1:16 Read by Anusha Iyer
Satan Unrepentant 6:14 Read by Anusha Iyer
Alexandrines 1:09 Read by Amy Gramour
Exotique 1:15 Read by Larry Wilson
Ave Atque Vale 1:20 Read by Larry Wilson
The Ministers of Law 0:59 Read by Amy Gramour
The Refuge of Beauty 1:12 Read by Anusha Iyer
The Crucifixion of Eros 1:12 Read by Anusha Iyer
The Harlot of the World 1:02 Read by Amy Gramour
Belated Love 1:11 Read by Anusha Iyer
The Medusa of Despair 1:12 Read by Anusha Iyer
Memnon at Midnight 1:21 Read by Anusha Iyer