poetical-workI’ve noticed that the 2001 edition of Lovecraft’s Poetry, The Ancient Track, is getting harder to obtain, so I thought I mention it here, since the previous collected poems was back in 1963.  This is the volume edited by S.T. Joshi and published by Nightshade Books.   While I enjoy Lovecraft’s poetical works, I do not consider myself much of an expert on them.    They reveal an interesting facet of Lovecraft’s work since from an early age he had designs on being among the great poets.   Weighing in at more than 500 pages, it is the most complete compendium of all of Lovecraft’s surviving poetry.  Several sellers can be reached through Amazon, and it goes for about thirty dollars.   So, if you’re completing your Lovecraft collected works, you may want to catch this one before it goes out of print.