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A Monster at Christmas is a fantasy horror poem by Thomas Canty. The poem, a stranger Christmas fantasy [1] was first published in 1985 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. [2] Though a well-known artist, [1] Canty chose Phil Hale to illustrate his book. [1] While the book's colophon states that 1,050 copies were printed, the actual number was ...
Clark Ashton Smith (January 13, 1893 – August 14, 1961) was an influential American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories and poetry, and an artist. He achieved early recognition in California (largely through the enthusiasm of George Sterling) for traditional verse in the vein of Swinburne.
Requiem is often said to have no clearly definable plot but has many themes which carry throughout the entire poem. [7] One of the most important themes that also stands as part of the title is the theme of "A poem without a hero". [7] [9] Throughout the entire cycle and the many poems within, there is no hero that comes to the rescue. It is ...
Oulanem, A Tragedy is a poetic play written by Karl Marx in 1839 during his years as a student, at the age of 21. [1] [2] The action takes place in a mountain town in Italy where a mysterious German stranger, Oulanem, and his companion, Lucindo, arrive. [3] The play was translated into English first by Robert Payne in 1971. [4]
The award is given in two categories: "Best Long Poem", for works of 50 or more lines, and "Best Short Poem", for works of 49 or fewer lines. [1] The nominees for each year's Rhysling Awards are chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA). Each member may nominate one work for each of the categories.
The poem serves as an allegory about a king "in the olden time long ago" who is afraid of evil forces that threaten him and his palace, foreshadowing impending doom. As part of "The Fall of the House of Usher", Poe said, "I mean to imply a mind haunted by phantoms — a disordered brain" [1] referring to Roderick Usher.
The poem is recursive, ending where it begins, with the stanza "I can't go out no more. There's a man by the door in a raincoat" The poem also has ties to the Dark Tower epic. When King originally began writing The Stand, he wrote "A dark man with no face." This became the description for Randall Flagg and is an exact line from the poem.
Mu'allaqat, Arabic poems written by seven poets in Classical Arabic, these poems are very similar to epic poems and specially the poem of Antarah ibn Shaddad; Parsifal by Richard Wagner (opera, composed 1880–1882) Pasyón, Filipino religious epic, of which the 1703 and 1814 versions are popular; Popol Vuh, history of the K'iche' people