The Last Oblivion: Best Fantastic Poems of Clark Ashton Smith by Clark Ashton Smith (Hippocampus Press, October 2002, 0-9673215-5-7, $15.00, 194pp, tp, co, cover by Clark Ashton Smith) [edited by S. T. Joshi & David E. Schultz]
Poetry collection of 159 fantastic poems, three not previously published; 131 were previously collected as part of Smith’s Collected Poems (Arkham House 1971). Edited and with an introduction by S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz. Includes a glossary, a bibliography of the poems’ first appearances and inclusion in collections, and indexes by title and first line.
- 9 · Introduction · S. T. Joshi & David E. Schultz · in
- 12 · Note on the Text · [uncredited] · ms
- 12 · Acknowledgements · [uncredited] · ms
- 15 · The Hashish-Eater; or, The Apocalypse of Evil · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 30 · I. The Star-Treader
- 30 · The Star-Treader · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 33 · Ode to the Abyss · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 35 · Nirvana · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 36 · The Song of a Comet · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 38 · Lament of the Stars · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 40 · In Saturn · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Sonnet February 1919
- 40 · Triple Aspect · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 41 · The Abyss Triumphant · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Town Talk August 3 1912
- 41 · The Motes · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 42 · Desire of Vastness · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 42 · Shadows (“Thy shadow falls”) · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales February 1930
- 43 · A Dream of the Abyss · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Fantasy Fan November 1933
- 44 · After Armageddon · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Recluse 1927
- 45 · The Ancient Quest · Clark Ashton Smith · pm A Song from Hell by Clark Ashton Smith, Roy A. Squires, 1975
- 45 · A Dream of Oblivion · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Potion of Dreams by Clark Ashton Smith, Roy A. Squires, 1975
- 46 · Ode to Light · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Titans in Tartarus by Clark Ashton Smith, Roy A. Squires, 1974
- 47 · Ode to Matter · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Tartarus of the Suns by Clark Ashton Smith, Roy A. Squires, 1970
- 49 · II. Medusa and Other Horrors
- 49 · Nero · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 51 · Medusa · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 52 · Averted Malefice · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 53 · The Medusa of the Skies · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 53 · Saturn · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 60 · In Lemuria · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Lyric West August 1921
- 60 · Satan Unrepentant · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Odes and Sonnets by Clark Ashton Smith, The Book Club of California, 1918
- 63 · The Ghoul and the Seraph · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 67 · The Medusa of Despair · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Town Talk December 20 1913
- 67 · A Vision of Lucifer · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 68 · The Witch in the Graveyard · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 70 · The Flight of Azrael · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Fantastic Worlds Summer 1952
- 71 · The Mummy · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Sonnet June 1919
- 72 · Minatory · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Auburn Journal April 30 1925
- 72 · To the Chimera · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 73 · The Whisper of the Worm · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Selected Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, Arkham House, 1971
- 73 · The Envoys · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Auburn Journal January 7 1926
- 74 · Nyctalops · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales October 1929
- 76 · Jungle Twilight · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Oriental Stories Summer 1932
- 76 · Necromancy · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Fantasy Fan August 1934
- 77 · The Witch with Eyes of Amber · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Auburn Journal May 24 1923
- 77 · Cambion · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Dark Chateau by Clark Ashton Smith, Arkham House, 1951
- 78 · The Saturnienne · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales December 1927
- 79 · Chance · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Auburn Journal June 14 1923
- 79 · Revenant · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Fantasy Fan March 1934
- 81 · Song of the Necromancer · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales February 1937
- 82 · Pour chercher du nouveau · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Arkham Sampler Autumn 1949
- 83 · Witch-Dance · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales September 1941
- 84 · Not Theirs the Cypress-Arch · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Dark Chateau by Clark Ashton Smith, Arkham House, 1951
- 85 · III. The Eldritch Dark
- 85 · A Song from Hell · Clark Ashton Smith · pm A Song from Hell by Clark Ashton Smith, Roy A. Squires, 1975
- 86 · The Titans in Tartarus · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Titans in Tartarus by Clark Ashton Smith, Roy A. Squires, 1974
- 88 · The Twilight Woods · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Fanes of Dawn by Clark Ashton Smith, Roy A. Squires, 1976
- 89 · Lethe (“I flow beneath”) · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 89 · Atlantis [Poseidonis] · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 89 · The Eldritch Dark · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 90 · White Death · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 90 · A Dead City · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 91 · The Cloud-Islands · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 92 · The City of the Titans · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Challenge Fall 1950
- 92 · The City of Destruction (“The city is surrounded”) · Clark Ashton Smith · pp The Arkham Sampler Winter 1948
- 93 · Beyond the Great Wall · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 94 · Solution · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 94 · Rosa Mystica · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Lyric West December 1921
- 95 · Symbols · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The London Mercury #33, July 1922
- 95 · The City in the Desert · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 96 · The Melancholy Pool · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 96 · Twilight on the Snow · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 97 · The Land of Evil Stars · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 98 · Memnon at Midnight · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Odes and Sonnets by Clark Ashton Smith, The Book Club of California, 1918
- 98 · The Kingdom of Shadows · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 100 · Moon-Dawn · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales July/August 1923, as “The Red Moon”
- 100 · Outlanders · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales June 1938
- 100 · Warning · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales October 1928
- 101 · The Nightmare Tarn · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales November 1929
- 102 · The Prophet Speaks · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales September 1938
- 103 · The Outer Land · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Supramundane Stories Quarterly Spring 1937
- 105 · In Thessaly · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales November 1935
- 106 · Le Miroir des Blanches Fleurs · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Selected Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, Arkham House, 1971
- 107 · The Moonlight Desert · Clark Ashton Smith · pm
- 107 · Ougabalys · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales January 1930
- 108 · Desert Dweller · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales July 1943
- 109 · Amithaine · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Different Autumn 1951
- 110 · Dark Chateau · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Dark Chateau by Clark Ashton Smith, Arkham House, 1951
- 111 · Averoigne [Averoigne] · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Challenge Spring 1951
- 112 · Zothique [Zothique] · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Dark Chateau by Clark Ashton Smith, Arkham House, 1951
- 114 · IV. Said the Dreamer
- 114 · The Castle of Dreams · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Potion of Dreams by Clark Ashton Smith, Roy A. Squires, 1975
- 114 · The Dream-God’s Realm · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Potion of Dreams by Clark Ashton Smith, Roy A. Squires, 1975
- 115 · Imagination · Clark Ashton Smith · pm
- 118 · The Last Night · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 118 · Shadow of Nightmare · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 119 · A Song of Dreams · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 120 · The Dream-Bridge · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 120 · Said the Dreamer · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Vortex #2, 1947
- 121 · Dolor of Dreams · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Auburn Journal August 30 1923
- 122 · Luna Aeternalis · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales May 1950
- 123 · Echo of Memnon · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 123 · Nightmare · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 124 · The Last Goddess · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Selected Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, Arkham House, 1971
- 124 · Love Malevolent · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 125 · The Wingless Archangels · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Auburn Journal June 28 1923
- 125 · Enchanted Mirrors · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Overland Monthly November 1925
- 126 · Selenique · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Auburn Journal July 26 1923
- 126 · Maya · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Auburn Journal March 19 1925
- 127 · Fantaisie d’Antan · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales December 1929
- 128 · In Slumber · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales August 1934
- 129 · V. Refugee of Beauty
- 129 · The Power of Eld · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Tartarus of the Suns by Clark Ashton Smith, Roy A. Squires, 1970
- 129 · Strangeness · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Bohemia May 1917
- 130 · The Nereid · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Yale Review July 1913
- 131 · Exotique · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Odes and Sonnets by Clark Ashton Smith, The Book Club of California, 1918
- 131 · Transcendence · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 132 · The Tears of Lilith · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 132 · Cleopatra · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 133 · The Refuge of Beauty · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Odes and Sonnets by Clark Ashton Smith, The Book Club of California, 1918
- 133 · Sandalwood · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Leaves #1, 1937
- 134 · The Last Oblivion · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Auburn Journal February 7 1924
- 135 · Alienage · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Auburn Journal July 5 1923
- 136 · Adventure · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Auburn Journal February 14 1924
- 137 · Interrogation · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Sandalwood by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1925
- 138 · Canticle · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Selected Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, Arkham House, 1971
- 138 · To Antares · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Selected Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, Arkham House, 1971
- 139 · Connaissance · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Selected Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, Arkham House, 1971
- 139 · Exorcism · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Selected Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, Arkham House, 1971
- 140 · Lamia · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Arkham Sampler Winter 1948
- 141 · Farewell to Eros · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales June 1938
- 142 · Some Blind Eidolon · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Kaleidograph June 1947
- 143 · Bacchante · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales December 1939
- 144 · Resurrection · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales July 1947
- 145 · The Sorcerer to His Love · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales September 1945
- 145 · The Hill of Dionysus · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Hill of Dionysus: A Selection by Clark Ashton Smith, Roy Squires, 1962
- 147 · Midnight Beach · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Wings May 1944
- 147 · Omniety · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Raven Winter 1944
- 149 · VI. To the Darkness
- 149 · Ode on Imagination · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 151 · Retrospect and Forecast · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 151 · To the Darkness · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Star-Treader and Other Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, A.M. Robertson, 1912
- 152 · A Dream of Beauty · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Academy August 12 1911
- 153 · The Pursuer · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Portals November 1957
- 153 · In the Desert · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Selected Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, Arkham House, 1971
- 154 · The Nameless Wraith · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Arkham Sampler Winter 1948
- 155 · To the Daemon of Sublimity · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Fire and Sleet and Candlelight ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1961
- 155 · Desolation · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 156 · Inferno · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 156 · Dissonance · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Thrill Book September 15 1919
- 156 · Remembered Light · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Poetry December 1912
- 157 · The Incubus of Time · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Fire and Sleet and Candlelight ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1961
- 158 · Laus Mortis · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Pearson’s Magazine (US) September 1921
- 158 · The Hope of the Infinite · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 159 · Antepast · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 159 · Forgotten Sorrow · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Auburn Journal August 2 1923
- 160 · Lunar Mystery · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Sandalwood by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1925
- 160 · The Funeral Urn · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Auburn Journal August 23 1923
- 161 · Mors · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Selected Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, Arkham House, 1971
- 161 · September · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Selected Poems by Clark Ashton Smith, Arkham House, 1971
- 162 · Ennui (“Thou art immured”) · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Smart Set September 1918
- 163 · VII. The Sorceror Departs
- 163 · To Omar Khayyam · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 165 · To Nora May French · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922
- 167 · On Re-Reading Baudelaire · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Auburn Journal December 13 1923
- 168 · To George Sterling: A Valediction · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Overland Monthly November 1927, as “A Valediction to George Sterling”
- 170 · To Howard Phillips Lovecraft · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales July 1937
- 171 · H.P.L. · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Shuttered Room and Other Pieces by H. P. Lovecraft, Arkham House, 1959
- 171 · Soliloquy in an Ebon Tower · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Dark Chateau by Clark Ashton Smith, Arkham House, 1951
- 174 · Cycles · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Roy Squires Press, 1963
- 175 · Glossary · [uncredited] · ms
- 179 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi
- 187 · Index of Titles · [uncredited] · ix
- 187 · Index of First Lines · [uncredited] · ix
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