CLARK ASHTON SMITH THE HASHISH-EATER & OTHER POEMS NEW CD

Description: The Hashish Eater and Other Poems - Clark Ashton Smith. Fedogan and Bremer (2018). Audio CD of CAS's poetry. From the publisher- Read by Donald Sidney-Fryer and scored by Graham Plowman, this is our first selection of Clark Ashton Smith's poetry.The Emperor of Dreams, indeed, Smith later bacame one of the "big 3" of Weird Tales by the 1930s, but the first splash he made was with "The Hashish-Eater," which earned both high praise and controversy long before Weird Tales started publication. Ambrose Bierce loved it, and Smith started being called "the Bard of Auburn" in the aftermath of this sprawling poem.You HAVE to listen to such a poem-- it's so much better than trying to read it! And Plowman sets it off, as usual, beautifully. Over 68 minutes of audio CONTENTS: by track number THE HASHISH-EATER (1920) (stanza first lines-)1. Introduction2 Bow down: I am the emperor of Dreams3. Supreme in culminant omniscience manifold4. Swifter grow the visions5. Surveyed from this my throne, as from a central sun6. Hark! What word was whispered in a tongue unknown7. Now I seek the meads of shining moly8. Ere my heart hath hushed the panic tumult9. Now the palms grow far apart10. So I follow between a river of steel and a river of bronze11. Lo, what cloud or night of sudden and supreme eclipse A MEDLEY OF POEMS (1937-1961) 12. Introduction13. Sililoquy in an Ebon Tower14. O Golden-Tongues Romance15. Song of the Necromancer16. Cycles17. The Sorcerer Departs New (brand new, issued without shrink-wrap from the publisher). Fine is the highest grade I use for a 2nd hand, out of print book followed by Very Good, Good etc. Shipping is $4.95 (Media) and includes tracking. Foreign- please use Ebay's global shipping service.

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Location: Portland, Oregon

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