{"product_id":"the-song-of-the-sun-collected-writings-9781614982678","title":"The Song of the Sun: Collected Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerican poet Leah Bodine Drake (1904-1964) attained celebrity with the publication of \u003cem\u003eA Hornbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e for Witches\u003c\/em\u003e (1950), the first book of poetry issued by the legendary small-press publisher Arkham House. But that slim volume is only the tip of the iceberg of her writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrake published only one other book of verse, \u003cem\u003eThe Tilting Dust\u003c\/em\u003e (1955), and an anthology, \u003cem\u003eThe Various Light\u003c\/em\u003e (1964), coedited with Charles Arthur Mus s. She had assembled another volume of poetry, \u003cem\u003eMultiple Clay, \u003c\/em\u003e but it was never published. This volume gathers, for the first time, the entirety of Drake's poetic output--more than 360 poems, including hundreds of uncollected and unpublished poems. Drake published her work in such distinguished magazines as the \u003cem\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker.\u003c\/em\u003e Most of her poetry is not weird, but her fantasy and horror verse did grace the pages of \u003cem\u003eWeird Tales, \u003c\/em\u003e the \u003cem\u003eMagazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, \u003c\/em\u003e and other venues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, this volume contains four of her short stories (two of which were published in \u003cem\u003eWeird Tales\u003c\/em\u003e), an assortment of her essays and reviews, and letters to August Derleth, Anthony Boucher, Joseph Payne Brennan, and select others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe editors consulted Drake's own scrapbooks of her poetry, allowing for chronological arrangement of her verse. They present a thorough account of Drake's life and a comprehensive bibliography of her published and unpublished work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrake's well-crafted poetry draws upon myth, legend, and history to underscore her deep understanding of human life and emotions. This definitive compilation will establish Leah Bodine Drake as a significant voice in twentieth-century poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hippocampus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50377522970898,"sku":"9781614982678","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6052432b-8b99-47fc-b362-066840739324.jpg?v=1728625856","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-song-of-the-sun-collected-writings-9781614982678","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}