The song of the sun : collected writings / Leah Bodine Drake ; edited by David E. Schultz ; illustrations by Jason C. Eckhardt.
2020
PS3507.R33 S6 2020
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Title
The song of the sun : collected writings / Leah Bodine Drake ; edited by David E. Schultz ; illustrations by Jason C. Eckhardt.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
1614982678
9781614982678 (paperback)
9781614982661 (hardcover)
161498266X (hardcover)
9781614982678 (paperback)
9781614982661 (hardcover)
161498266X (hardcover)
Published
New York : Hippocampus Press, [2020]
Copyright
©2020
Language
English
Description
767 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Call Number
PS3507.R33 S6 2020
Summary
"American poet Leah Bodine Drake (1904-1964) attained celebrity with the publication of A Hornbook for Witches (1950), the first book of poetry issued by the legendary small-press publisher Arkham House. But that slim volume is only the tip of the iceberg of her writing. [...] This volume gathers, for the first time, the entirety of Drake's poetic output--more than 360 poems, including hundreds of uncollected and unpublished poems. Drake published her work in such distinguished magazines as the Atlantic Monthly and the New Yorker. Most of her poetry is not weird, but her fantasy and horror verse did grace the pages of Weird Tales, the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and other venues. In addition, this volume contains four of her short stories (two of which were published in Weird Tales), and assortment of her essays and reviews, and letters to August Derleth, Anthony Boucher, Joseph Payne Brennan, and select others. Drake's file copies of her poetry were consulted, allowing for chronological arrangement of her verse. A thorough recount of Drake's life and a comprehensive bibliography of her published and unpublished work are also included here. Drake's well-crafted poetry draws upon myth, legend, and history to underscore her deep understanding of human life and emotions. This definitive compilation will establish Leah Bodine Drake as a significant voice in twentieth-century poetry."-- provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 673-743) and index.
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