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Poetry of the Fantastic: The Mystic Meaning by Clark Ashton Smith
The language of myth often finds its best form as a poem. The language of the fantastic or the strange can sometimes only find expression in poetry. This series will present classics of the form, many long forgotten, and original contemporary poems. This poem by the master Clark Ashton Smith sets the tone. The fantastic…
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State of the Art: Essay Digest January 2019
One goal I set out for Modern Folklore Press is to engage in and promote the art of Fantasy and Speculative Fiction. The State of the Art series presents original essays and a digest from around the web by authors of the genre about the genre. If genre fiction is to thrive, those who create it and consume…