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Sandalwood And Jade
''Sandalwood and Jade: Poems of the Exotic and the Strange'' is a poetry collection written and illustrated by Lin Carter. The book was released in paperback by The Sign of the Centaur in 1951. in a limited edition of 100 copies. Background Carter lists his inspirations as Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, John Milton, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats John Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His poems had been in publication for less than four years when he died of tub ..., Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Oscar Wilde, Li Bai, Li Po, Du Fu, Tu Fu, Bai Juyi, Po Chu-I, Hafez, Hafiz, Omar Khayyam, Chaures, Charles Baudelaire, Edgar Allan Poe, and Don Blanding.Carter, Lin. ''Sandalwood and Jade'', 1951, p. 2. Summary The collection consists of thirty poems, illustrated and with a foreword by the author. Contents * "Foreword" * "Contents" * "Couplet" * "Pirat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Carter
Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. Lovecraft parody) and Grail Undwin. He is best known for his work in the 1970s as editor of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series, which introduced readers to many overlooked classics of the fantasy genre. Life Carter was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was an avid reader of science fiction and fantasy in his youth, and became broadly knowledgeable in both fields. He was also active in fandom. Carter served in the United States Army (infantry, Korea, 1951–53), and then attended Columbia University and took part in Leonie Adams's Poetry Workshop (1953–54). He was an advertising and publishers' copywriter from 1957 until 1969, when he took up writing full-time. He was also an editorial consultant. During much of his writing career h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |