''Echoes from an Iron Harp'' is a collection of poems by
Robert E. Howard
Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906June 11, 1936) was an American writer. He wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subge ...
with illustrations by
Alicia Austin
Alicia Austin (born 1942) is an American fantasy and science fiction artist and illustrator. She works in print-making, Prismacolor, pastels and watercolors.
Early life and education
Austin was born in Providence, Kentucky. As her father was c ...
. It was published in
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
by
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 1,079 copies. Two of the poems previously appeared in ''
Fire and Sleet and Candlelight
''Fire and Sleet and Candlelight'' was a poetry anthology edited by August Derleth, and published in 1961 by Arkham House in an edition of 2,026 copies. The title was suggested to Derleth by Lin Carter and is taken from the Lyke-Wake Dirge
T ...
'', edited by
August Derleth
August William Derleth (February 24, 1909 – July 4, 1971) was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, and for his own contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos and the ...
.
Contents
* Introduction, by
Glenn Lord
Glenn Lord (November 17, 1931 – December 31, 2011) was an American literary agent, editor, and publisher of the prose and poetry of fellow Texan Robert E. Howard (1906–1936), and the first and most important researcher and scholar of Howard's ...
* "Age Comes to Rabelais"
* "Belshazzar"
* "But the Hills Were Ancient Then"
* "
Cimmeria"
* "A Dawn in Flanders"
* "The Day That I Die"
* "Dreams of Nineveh"
* "The Dust Dance"
* "The Dweller in Dark Valley"
* "Earth–born"
* "Fables for Little Folk"
* "'Feach Air Muir Lionadhi Gealach Buidhe Mar Or'"
* "Futility"
* "Heritage"
* "Illusion"
* "John Ringold"
* "Kid Lavigne Is Dead"
* "The Kissing of Sal Snooboo"
* "A Lady's Chamber"
* "The Last Day"
* "Lost Altars"
* "Memories"
* "A Moment"
* "Moonlight on a Skull"
* "Not Only in Death They Die"
* "Private Magrath of the A.E.F."
* "Reuben's Brethren"
* "Roundelay of the Roughneck"
* "The Sands of Time"
* "The Sea"
* "The Skull in the Clouds"
* "Skulls and Dust"
* "Skulls over Judah"
* "Slumber"
* "A Song of Defeat"
* "The Song of Horsal's Galley"
* "A Song of the Legions"
* "A Song for Men That Laugh"
* "A Sonnet of Good Cheer"
* "Sonora to Del Rio"
* "Surrender"
* "Tarantella"
* "Thor's Son"
* "Timur–Lang"
* "To Certain Orthodox Brethren"
* "A Vision"
* "A Warning"
* "Where Are Your Knights, Donn Othna?"
* "Who Is Grandpa Theobald?"
* "The Years Are as a Knife"
* "Headings"
References
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1972 poetry books
American poetry collections
Poetry by Robert E. Howard
Books illustrated by Alicia Austin
Donald M. Grant, Publisher books
Fantasy poetry
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