Dec. 13th, 2017 09:04 am
New Work: Tattered Livery
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klwardWeirdbook #37 is now available from Wildside Press. Amongst its multitudinous delights is my latest poem, "Tattered Livery"! Those who attended Poetry Readings 2.0 at Conflux 13 did receive a sneak preview, but this version will last longer and involve less arm waving. Unless you count the cover illustration, of course.
The inspiration for this work was very simple. I was reading the original King In Yellow tale cycle by Robert W Chambers-- you know, the one that predates Lovecraft and has nothing to do with the mythos at all-- in the grip of a mild fever.
"A paradox awaits their eyes,
A courtier in beggar's guise.
A ragged, jagged, mad array
and yet suggestive of the day
when I, perhaps, was much like them.
A most ingenious strategem!..."
The inspiration for this work was very simple. I was reading the original King In Yellow tale cycle by Robert W Chambers-- you know, the one that predates Lovecraft and has nothing to do with the mythos at all-- in the grip of a mild fever.
"A paradox awaits their eyes,
A courtier in beggar's guise.
A ragged, jagged, mad array
and yet suggestive of the day
when I, perhaps, was much like them.
A most ingenious strategem!..."