In its third printing, Spores from Sharnoth and Other Madnesses,
truly fulfils reviewers' comments it is a masterful professional
debut collection from leading Australian weird literary figure,
Leigh Blackmore. The collection "establishes Blackmore as one of
the leading weird poets of our time, fit to be mentioned with the
likes of Bruce Boston, G. Sutton Breiding, Ann K. Schwader ..." -S.
T. Joshi. "It belongs on the same shelf with August Derleth's Dark
of the Moon and Lin Carter's Dreams from R'lyeh, to be treasured
for its elegant lines, spooky sonnets, cosmic vistas, and, since
Blackmore is a genuine poet and not just a pastichist, occasional
departures from all expectations." -Darrell Schweitzer. "Magnifique
Sobresaliente Mumtaaz Blackmore] definitely has the touch ..."
-Richard L. Tierney. Within are devotions to H. P. Lovecraft and
the Cthulhu Mythos, Clark Ashton Smith, Arthur Machen, and paeans
to the gods of Poetry. Wonderful poetry of fantasy, the
supernatural and dark imagination abounds within this fine
Antipodean collection. Sheila Merritt reflects, "In his evocative
embracing of American horror authors ... poet Blackmore shows that
writers' influences know no boundaries. Lands may separate, but
literature unites." Through their P'rea Press offerings, Blackmore
and fellow Australian poet Kyla Lee Ward (The Land of Bad Dreams,
2011) are surely one with the international weird poetry universe.
Scott E. Green observes, Blackmore "has no hesitation to go beyond
Lovecraft and sonnets in writing excellent poetry of the weird."
Poetic forms represented include the sonnet, haiku, quatrain, and
blank narrative verse. Donald Sidney-Fryer notes the collection's
"Outstanding technical quality ... deeply felt and well-crafted
poems." The third reprint has an updated bibliography; includes the
2nd reprint's revisions by Blackmore, making these the definitive
texts. The cover has fantastic new coloring by artist, Gavin
O'Keefe, and the always superb interior book-designing of David E.
Schultz. With a Foreword by US critic and scholar S. T. Joshi, and
an introduction by the editors of P'rea Press, Spores from Sharnoth
and Other Madnesses' third printing is an essential acquisition for
enthusiasts of weird and dark fantastic verse.
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