Robert E. Howard bibliography (poems P–Z)

A list of poems by Robert E. Howard (1906–1936), an American writer and poet in early 20th-century Texas. His love of poetry came from being read to by his mother at a young age. However, his attempts to make a living by poetry were unsuccessful and he is today most remembered for his short stories and fiction. Nevertheless, Howard wrote hundreds of poems; many were published within his lifetime and the others published after his 1936 suicide.

Key

Title Lines Opening line Place of publication Publication date Alternative title(s) Source text Notes References
The title of the poem # The text of the first known line in the poem The book or magazine in which the poem was first published The date on which the poem was first published Any alternative titles by which the poem is also known Links to online texts where available Further information about the poem Bibliographic sources
An alternative title for the poem The main title of the poem

The lack of information in a column does not necessarily mean that the information does not exist, only that verifiable information is not currently available. For example, the lack of publication information does not necessarily mean that a poem has not been published to date, nor does the lack of a definite note about the public domain indicate that a poem is still under copyright.

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Additional notes

Title/Alternative title: Some poems are known by multiple titles. Alternative titles are shown in the column of the same name. Every effort has been made to list full information at all entries for each title, to save the user time in scrolling. Occasionally, alternative titles appear consecutively, in which case the second entry will follow without additional information, shown in a darker gray on the table. In other cases, some poems were not titled by Howard or the original title has not survived. Some poems have been given tentative titles after Howard's death; this is indicated in the Notes column. Where multiple titles exist, they have been listed alphabetically by their various designations following the word "Untitled." Some pieces of poetry were used by Howard as epigraphs within his stories. Lord (1976) listed these poems under the title of the short story rather than the title of the poem itself, so the poems are listed under those titles as well. With epigraphs, the first publication information given in this table is that of the poem's first printing separated from the story.

Lines: The number of lines in the poem.

Source text: Links given in the Source Text column are to copies of the poem in online libraries (where available). For ease of browsing the table, these links are preceded by a small icon. For example, for poems on Wikisource.

References: Bibliographic references are given in the final column of each row. The exception to this is the Notes column; as notes may come from diverse sources, or from a separate part of one of the main sources, each individual note is followed by its own reference.

Poetry

Title Lines Opening line Place of publication Publication date Alternative title(s) Source text Notes References
Palace of Bast, The 23 She sits all day on an ebon couch Chacal #2 Spring 1977 Palace of Bast Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 192
Palm-trees are waving in the Gulf breeze putatively 36 lines, when divided into couplets, but some lines and stanzas are written across the page like prose Palm-trees are waving in the Gulf breeze Austin, vol. 3, no. 1 May 1992 Untitled: Palm-trees are waving in the Gulf breeze Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, September 7, 1924 (Herman 2006, p. 229); Distributed as part of REHUPA #115 (Herman 2006, p. 229) Herman 2006, p. 229
Parody 20 What is so vile as a February day? Always Comes Evening
(Underwood-Miller edition)
1977 February The oldest known Howard poem, written January 28, 1921 at Cross Plains Highschool; Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 304); A parody of the famous passage that begins "And what is so rare as a day in June?" from James Russell Lowell's THE VISION OF SIR LAUNFAL (Lord 1976, p. 304); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 304) Lord 1976, p. 304
Herman 2006, p. 168
The Parrot 20 When the king and his folk lay dead A Means to Freedom: The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard ca. July 1934 Mnemonic reconstructionV of the Alfred Noyes poem of the same name;Letter:K H. P. Lovecraft; NOT INCLUDED IN COLLECTED POETRY p. 769-770
Passing of the Elder Gods 4 The elder gods have fled A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("The elder gods have fled") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 192
Passionate Typist, The 12 My love, to you this verse I pen The Howard Review #5 Nov 1976 Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 192
Path of the Strange Wanderers, The 27 They have broken the lamps and burst the camps Shadows of Dreams 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1929 (Herman 2006, p. 192) Herman 2006, p. 192
Peasant on the Euphrates, The 10 He saw Old Sumer reel before the hoofs A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 192
Perspective 4 All men look at Life and all look differently A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("All men look at life ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 192
Peter Jackson n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Phantoms Gather, The 6 Up over the cromlech and down the rath A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("Up over the cromlech ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 192
Phases of Life, The 5 Life is the same, yet of many phases Unaussprechlichen Kulten #2 Jul 1992 Untitled ("Life is the same ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308); FrenchP (Herman 2006, p. 192) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 192
Phoenix on the Sword, The Two 4-line verses for a total of 8 3. Under the caverned pyramids great Set coils asleep / 4. When the world was young and men were weak, and the fiends of the night walked free Always Comes EveningA 1957A Chapters 2 and 5 are subtitled "The Road of Kings"—-see complete poem under that title) Epigraph:S The Phoenix on the Sword (Lord 1976, p. 205); The fifth verse was published alone earlier in Crit-Q (1951)' Chapter 1 had no heading; (Herman 2006, p. 192) Lord 1976, p. 205
Herman 2006, p. 192
Pirate, The (Lord 1976, p. 309) 8 I was born in Devonshire, close by Bristol Bay A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 309) Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 193
Pirate Remembers, A 22 From the scarlet shadows they come to me The Grim Land and Others 1976 Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 193
Plains of Gilban, The 12 Red swirls the dust A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("Red swirls the dust") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 309) Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 193
Pledge, A 28 Oe ever they spiked good beer with rum The Howard Collector #14 Spring 1971 Lord 1976, p. 182
Herman 2006, p. 193
Poet 4 My soul is a blaze The Cross Plainsman Aug 2004 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, June 23, 1926 (Herman 2006, p. 193); PDL Herman 2006, p. 193
Poets, The 28 Out of the somber night the poets come Weird Tales Mar 1938 Flag of Canada "The Poets" Lord 1976, p. 182
Herman 2006, p. 193
Poet's Skull, A 56 My empty skull is full of dust Shadows of Dreams 1989 Untitled: ("My empty skull is full of dust") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated (Herman 2006, p. 193) Herman 2006, p. 193
Pool of the Black One, The 6 Into the west, unknown of man Lost ContinentsA 1954A Epigraph:S The Pool of the Black One (Lord 1976, p. 205) Lord 1976, p. 205
Herman 2006, p. 193
Prelude 4 I caught Joan alone upon her bed A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("I caught Joan alone upon her bed") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 309) Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 193
Pretty Polly 56 "Now take a part of your father's gold ..." The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq6RldgW7NQ Mnemonic reconstructionV of "Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight" a.k.a. "The Outlandish Knight"; Letter:K Robert W. Gordon, April 9, 1926; NOT INCLUDED IN COLLECTED POETRY
Primal Urge, The 7 The wild geese fly south, carving the cold blue sky Desire and Other Erotic Poems 1989 Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 309) Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 194
Prince and Beggar 18 I was a prince of China, lord of a million spears Always Comes Evening 1957 Untitled ("I was a prince of China, lord of a million spears ...") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 182) Lord 1976, p. 182
Herman 2006, p. 194
Private Magrath of the A.E.F. 39 The night was as dark as a Bowery saloon The Yellow JacketF 13 January 1927 Wikisource logo Wikisource One line was omitted in all printed versions (Lord 1976, p. 183); First line originally ended "Harlem coon"; PDL Lord 1976, p. 183
Herman 2006, p. 194
Proem 148 Let no man read here who lives only in the world about him. ... Etchings In Ivory (Chapbook) 1968 Untitled introduction to ETCHINGS IN IVORY
Prude 4 I dare not join my sisters in the street The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, June 23, 1926 (Herman 2006, p. 194); PDL Herman 2006, p. 194
Quatrain of Beauty, A 4 Silky winds are sighing low A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 A Quattrain of Beauty Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 194
Queen of the Black Coast 23 "Believe green buds awaken in the spring ..."; "In that dead citadel of crumbling stone ..."; "Was it a dream the nighted lotus brought? ..."; "The shadows were black around him ..."; "Now we are done with roaming, evermore ...") Always Comes EveningA 1957A Song of Bêlit, The Epigraph:S Queen of the Black Coast (Lord 1976, p. 205) Lord 1976, p. 205
Herman 2006, pp. 208, 194
Rain No Mo' (Early Version) 2 4-line verses, plus a 4-line chorus repeated after each verse Steal, steal, steal all around The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Mnemonic reconstructionV of an old folk song, possibly this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izug5iG-Ewo Letter:K Robert W. Gordon, February 4, 1925; NOT INCLUDED IN COLLECTED POETRY
Ramona! Romona! 4 Romona! Romona! The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: Romona! Romona! Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November–December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 229); PDL; "Ramona" spelling probably a typo Herman 2006, p. 229
Rattle of Drums 48 Rattle of drums A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("Rattle of drums") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 309) Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 194
Rattlesnake Sings in the Grass, A 20 Oh, brother coiling in the acrid grass n/a n/a Wikisource logo Wikisource Shares lines with Hymn of Hatred (Lord 1976, p. 309); Never published (Herman 2006, p. 194); PDL Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 194
Rebel 108 I lived upon the earth of yore Singers in the Shadows 1970 The Rebel Lord 1976, p. 183
Herman 2006, p. 194
Rebel souls from the falling dark 8 Rebel souls from the falling dark The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Untitled: Rebel souls from the falling dark Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 229); PDL Herman 2006, p. 229
Rebellion 14 The marble statues tossed against the sky Poet's Scroll Feb 1929 Wikisource logo Wikisource Pen name: Patrick HowardO (Herman 2006, p. 194); Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 194); PDL Herman 2006, p. 194
Recompense 24 I have not heard lutes beckon me, nor the brazen bugles call Weird Tales Nov 1938 Flag of Canada "Recompense" Wikisource Lord 1976, p. 183
Herman 2006, p. 195
Red Blades of Black Cathay 12 Trumpets die in the loud parade Always Comes EveningA 1957A Epigraph:S Red Blades of Black Cathay (Lord 1976, p. 206) Lord 1976, p. 206
Herman 2006, p. 195
"Red swirls the dust" 12 Red swirls the dust A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Plains of Gilban, The; Untitled ("Red swirls the dust") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 309) Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 193
Red Thunder 24 Thunder in the black skies, beating down the rain JAPM: The Poetry Weekly 16 September 1929 Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 195
Remembrance 14 Eight thousand years ago a man I slew Weird Tales Apr 1928 Flag of Canada "Remembrance" Lord 1976, p. 183
Herman 2006, p. 195
Howard 2008, p. x
Reminiscence n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Renunciation 59 By the crimson cliffs where the spray is blown The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:Kto Tevis Clyde Smith, undated (Herman 2006, p. 195); PDL Herman 2006, p. 195
Repentance 36 How is it that I am what I am The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 196); PDL Herman 2006, p. 196
Retribution 22 The moon above the Kerry hills had risen scarce a span Always Comes Evening 1957 Black Michael's Story; The Song of Murtagh O'Brien; Untitled ("The moon above the Kerry hills ...") Flag of Canada "Retribution" Titled Retribution from an untitled draft, Howard's original title The Song of Murtagh O'Brien was found on a later copy (Herman 2006, p. 196) Lord 1976, p. 183
Herman 2006, p. 196
Return of Sir Richard Grenville, The 44 One slept beneath the branches dim Red Shadows 1968 Untitled ("One slept beneath the branches dim") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 183); A Solomon Kane poem Lord 1976, p. 183
Herman 2006, p. 196
Return of the Sea-Farer, The 36 Thorfinn, Thorfinn, where have you been? Weirdbook #13 1978 Untitled: ("Thorfinn, Thorfinn, where have you been?") Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 196
Reuben's Birthright 42 The Black Prince scowled above his lance, and wrath in his hot eyes lay The JuntoH
The Howard Collector #2
Aug 1929
Spring 1962
The Skull in the Clouds Wikisource logo Wikisource Conflict:M Lord (1976, p. 186), The Howard Collector, 1962/Herman (2006, p. 204), The Junto, 1929; PDL Lord 1976, p. 186
{ Herman 2006, p. 196
Reuben's Brethren 16 Drain the cup while the ale is bright The Howard Collector #11 Spring 1969 Letter:K H. P. Lovecraft, c. October 1930 (Herman 2006, p. 197) Lord 1976, p. 184
Herman 2006, p. 197
Revolt Pagan 16 High on the hills where the white winds thunder Verses of Ebony 1975 Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 197
A Rhyme of Faring Town 28 Her house, a moulting buzzard on the Hill Verses in Ebony 1975 Legend of Faring Town, A Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 180
Howard 2008, p. x
Rhyme of Salem Town, A 74 As I went down to Salem town, I met good Mistress Meek A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("As I went down to Salem town ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 309) Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 197
Rhyme of the Three Slavers, The 48 Still and dim lay sea and land The Rhyme of the Three Slavers Oct 1983 Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 197
Rhyme of the Viking Path, The 24 Serpent prow on the Afric coast The Howard Collector #11 Spring 1969 Thor's Son Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. May 1930) (Herman 2006, p. 214) Lord 1976, p. 189
Herman 2006, p. 214
Ride of Falume, The 24 Falume of Spain rode forth amain when twilight's crimson fell Weird Tales Oct 1927 Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL Lord 1976, p. 184
Herman 2006, p. 197
Riders of Babylon, The 22 The riders of Babylon clatter forth Weird Tales Jan 1928 Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL Lord 1976, p. 184
Herman 2006, p. 197
Riding Song 20 Do you know the terrible thrill that comes The Howard Review #2 Mar 1975 Not to be confused with "A Riding Song" Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 197
Riding Song, A 20 Blast away the black veil, / Blast away the blue Shadows of Dreams 1989 Not to be confused with "Riding Song" Herman 2006, p. 198
"Rise to the peak of the ladder" 16 Rise to the peak of the ladder The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Never Beyond the Beast; Untitled ("Rise to the peak of the ladder") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, pp. 187–188
The Road n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Road of Azrael, The 22 Towers reel as they burst asunder Always Comes EveningA 1957A The Song Of Skel Thorwald's Son Flag of Canada "The Road of Azrael" Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 184); Epigraph:S The Road of Azrael (Lord 1976, p. 184) Lord 1976, pp. 184 & 315
Herman 2006, p. 198
Road of Kings, The 12 When I was a fighting man, the kettle drums they beat Always Comes EveningA 1957A The Phoenix on the Sword (verse heading); The Scarlet Citadel (verse heading) Epigraph:S The Phoenix on the Sword and The Scarlet Citadel (Herman 2006, p. 198) Lord 1976, pp. 204–205
Herman 2006, p. 198
Road to Babel, The 108 Along the road to Babel ... Shadows of Dreams 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, October 1927
Road to Bliss, The 28 I did not give a tinker's curse / For the Stuarts or the Church ... A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002
Road to Freedom, The 10 Some day I'm going out on the Road Cross Plains #7 Sep 1975 Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 198
Road to Hell, The 28 Along the road that leads to Hell Singers in the Shadows 1970 Untitled ("The road to hell ...") Wikisource logo Wikisource Lines 1-4 similar to lines 69-72 of The Dust Dance (version 1) (Lord 1976, p. 184); PDL Lord 1976, p. 184
Herman 2006, p. 198
Road to Rest, The N 44 I will rise some day when the day is done The JuntoH
The Howard Collector #3
Aug 1929
Autumn 1962
Surrender (1) Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL; Conflict: Lord (1976, p. 189), The Howard Collector, 1962/Herman (2006, p. 212), The Junto, 1929 Herman 2006, p. 198
Road to Rome, The 54 Ah, feet that left a bloody track The Road to Rome 1972 Lord 1976, p. 184
Herman 2006, p. 198
Road to Yesterday, The 16 The dust is deep along the trail The Grim Land and Others 1976 Suggested by the Cecil B. DeMille film The Road to Yesterday (Herman 2006, p. 199) Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 199
Roads 4 I too have strode those white-paved that run The Howard Collector #17 Autumn 1972 Untitled ("I too have strode those white-paved roads") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 184) Lord 1976, p. 184
Herman 2006, p. 199
Roar, Silver Trumpets 8 Roar, silver trumpets, in your pride Night Images 1976 Untitled ("Roar, silver trumpets") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 309) Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 199
Robes of the Righteous, The 21 I am a saintly reformer, basking in goodly renown The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. September 1927 (Herman 2006, p. 199); PDL Herman 2006, p. 199
Rogues in the House (verse heading) 3 One fled Old Rime This poem has only appeared with the story
Roman Lady, A 40 There is a strangeness in my soul The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Similar to "Ecstasy," a.k.a. UNTITLED: ("There is a strangeness in my soul ...") Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. June 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 199); PDL Herman 2006, p. 199
Romance (1)N 23 I am king of all the Ages A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Wikisource logo Wikisource Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 199
Romance (2)N Shouting I come, flouting I come The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, June 23, 1926 (Herman 2006, p. 199) PDL Herman 2006, p. 199
Romany Road 16 Some day I'll go down a Romany Road Shadows of Dreams 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. January 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 199) Herman 2006, p. 199
Romona! Romona! 4 Romona! Romona! The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: Ramona! Romona! Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November–December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 229); PDL Herman 2006, p. 229
Roses laughed in her pretty hair 10 Roses laughed in her pretty hair The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Untitled: Roses laughed in her pretty hair Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, August 28, 1925 (Herman 2006, p. 229); PDL Herman 2006, p. 229
Roundelay of the Roughneck 60 Let others croon of lovers' moon The Daniel Baker CollegianG 12 April 1926 Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL Lord 1976, p. 184
Herman 2006, p. 200
Rover, The 35 In the heather hills of Scotland A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 310); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 310) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 200
Rulers, The 64 In everlasting legions A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 200
Rules of Etiquette 25 If a girl stops you to talk while you are chasing your trains The ProgressJ 1 February 1924 Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL Herman 2006, p. 200
Rune 34 Gods of heather, god of lake Always Comes Evening 1957 Rune of the Ancient One; Untitled ("Gods of heather, gods of lake") Flag of Canada "Rune" From:T Men of the Shadows (Lord 1976, p. 185); Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 185); Separate version called Rune of the Ancient One (Herman 2006, p. 200) Lord 1976, p. 185
Herman 2006, p. 200
Rune of the Ancient One Herman 2006, p. 200
Russian Bill n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Sacrifice 28 The baron sat in his lordly seat Singers in the Shadows 1970 Lord 1976, p. 185
Herman 2006, p. 200
The Sacrifice 8 Her face was white, the naked girl they sat Yesteryear #4 Oct 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. February 1929 (Herman 2006, p. 187); Third poem in the cycle "The Mysteries" Herman 2006, p. 187
A Saga of Bjorn The Dane n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Sailor 8 I saw a mermaid sporting in the bay The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, June 23, 1926 (Herman 2006, p. 200); PDL Herman 2006, p. 200
Sam Bass 8+2 Sam Bass was born in Indiana, that was his native home / He always drank good liquor wherever he might be! A Means to Freedom: The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard Volume 1: 1930–1932 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ouJPYL9tqI Mnemonic reconstructionV From a letter to H. P. Lovecraft, ca. January 1931 /In addition, a couplet is embedded in the story "Drums of the Sunset" (a.k.a. "Riders of the Sunset")

First published in The Cross Plains Review, November 1928–January 1929 (in 9 parts)

Samson's Brooding 20 I will go down to Philistia Shadows of Dreams 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. August 1932 (Herman 2006, p. 201) Herman 2006, p. 201
San Jacinto (1)N 12 Flowers bloom on San Jacinto Shadows of Dreams 1989 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, June 23, 1926 (Herman 2006, p. 201); PDL Herman 2006, p. 201
San Jacinto (2)N 32 Red fields of glory The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 201
Sand-Hills' Crest, The 39 Here where the post oaks crown the ridge, and the dreary sand-drifts lie A Robert E. Howard Memorial: June 13–15, 1986 1986 Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 310) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 201
Sandford Burns 48 My name it is Sandford Burns The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 "The State of Arkansaw"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mAnoTTyGqY; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIU-7G7txmo Mnemonic reconstructionV of "The State of Arkansaw"; Letter:K Robert W. Gordon, February 15, 1926; NOT INCLUDED IN COLLECTED POETRY
Sands of the Desert, The 4 A sea of molten silver Dragonfields #3 Summer 1980 Untitled ("A sea of molten silver") Dragonfields is a Canadian chapbook (Herman 2006, p. 201); Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 310) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 201
Sands of Time, The 12 Slow sift the sands of Time; the yellowed leaves The Howard Collector #1
Fire and Sleet and Candlelight
Summer 1961
1961
Untitled ("Slow shifts the sands of time ...") Wikisource logo Wikisource Conflict:M Lord (1976, p. 185), Fire and Sleet and Candlelight, 1961/Herman (2006, p. 201), The Howard Collector, 1961; Letter:K Harold Preece, November 24, 1930 (Herman 2006, p. 201); Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 185); PDL Lord 1976, p. 185
Herman 2006, p. 201
Sang the King of Midian 24 These I will give to you, Astair: an armlet of frozen gold Weird Tales Apr 1930 Song Out of Midian Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; undated) Herman 2006, p. 201
The Sapayat of Omarge Gayhim n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
A sappe ther wos and that a crumbe manne 16 A sappe ther wos and that a crumbe manne The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Untitled: A sappe ther wos and that a crumbe manne Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 230); PDL Parody of the section of Chaucer's Prologue to the Canterbury Tales involving the Knight ("A knyght ther was, and that a worthy man ...") Herman 2006, p. 230
Sappho, the Grecian hills are gold 4 Sappho, the Grecian hills are gold The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: Sappho, the Grecian hills are gold Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November–December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 230); PDL Herman 2006, p. 230
Saul Falls On His Sword n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Scarlet and gold are the stars tonight 8 Scarlet and gold are the stars tonight The Cross Plainsman Aug 2004 (last four lines only) / The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 (first full appearance) Adventures; Untitled: Scarlet and gold are the stars tonight Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 230); PDL Herman 2006, p. 230
Scarlet Citadel, The 18 + a prose proverb Weird Tales January 1933 verse headings for the CONAN story of the same name: The verse heading for Chapter 1 is titled "Old Ballad" (6 lines); Chapter 2 is "The Road of Kings" (4 lines); Chapter 3 is the second part of "Old Ballad" (6 lines); Chapter 4 has a short proverb ("The sword that slays the king cuts the cords of the empire."); and Chapter 5 is "Song of the Bossonian Archers" (2 lines) Herman 2006, p. 201
"The scarlet standards of the sun" N 64 The scarlet standards of the sun The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Adventurer's Mistress, The (1); Untitled ("The scarlet standards of the sun") a draft version with a different 4th stanza is found in the notes of COLLECTED POETRY Lord 1976, p. 300
Herman 2006, p. 148
Thom, Herman & Woods, § A
The Scouts Lament 40 Come all of you, my brother scouts The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Mnemonic reconstructionV of "The Old Scouts' Lament" by John A. Lomax; virtually identical to original Letter:K Robert W. Gordon, March 17, 1927; NOT INCLUDED IN COLLECTED POETRY
Sea, The 48 The sea, the sea, the rolling sea The Baylor United Statement
The Cross Plains ReviewE
Spring 1923
29 June 1923
Wikisource logo Wikisource Conflict:M Lord (1976, p. 185) Cross Plains Review, 1923/Herman (2006, p. 202), The Baylor United Statement, 1923; PDL Lord 1976, p. 185
Herman 2006, p. 202
Sea and the Sunrise, The 8 The dawn on the ocean is rising A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 202
Sea-Chant 4 Topaz seas and laughing skies A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("Topaz seas and laughing skies") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 310) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 202
Sea-Girl, The 24 My love is the girl of the jade green gown Whispers #4 Jul 1974 Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 202
"A sea of molten silver" 4 A sea of molten silver Dragonfields #3 Summer 1980 Sands of the Desert, The; Untitled ("A sea of molten silver") Dragonfields is a Canadian chapbook (Herman 2006, p. 201); Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 310) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 201
Sea Slumber n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Sea-Woman, The 16 The wild sea is beating Singers in the Shadows 1970 Lord 1976, p. 185
Herman 2006, p. 202
The Search 27 They came to a village which lay / Within a king's domains The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Untitled: ("They came to a village which lay / Within a king's domains ...") Mnemonic reconstructionV of "The Search" by Edgar Lee Masters; Letter:K Robert W. Gordon, February 4, 1925; NOT INCLUDED IN COLLECTED POETRY
Secrets 58 There is a serpent lifts his crest o' nights The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 202); PDL Herman 2006, p. 202
The Seekers And The Dreamer n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Senor Zorro 41 In the olden days of ancient lore A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 310) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 202
The Sepoy n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Serpent 25 I am the symbol of Creation and Destruction The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, June 23, 1926 (Herman 2006, p. 202); PDL Herman 2006, p. 202
Seven Kings 16 Seven kings of the grey old cities Fantasy Tales #11 Winter 1982 Untitled ("Seven kings of the grey old cities") BritishP (Herman 2006, p. 202); Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 310) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 202
"Seven kings of the grey old cities" 16 Seven kings of the grey old cities Fantasy Tales #11 Winter 1982 Seven Kings; Untitled ("Seven kings of the grey old cities") BritishP (Herman 2006, p. 202); Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 310) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 202
Seven-Up Ballad, The 30 Carl Macon was a kollege kid of far and wide renown Costigan Special #1 Nov 1982 Costigan Special was distributed as part of REHUPA #60 (Herman 2006, pp. 202, 399) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 202
The shades of night were falling faster 6 The shades of night were falling faster The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: The shades of night were falling faster Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, April 14, 1926 (Herman 2006, p. 230); PDL Herman 2006, p. 230
Shadow of Dreams 39 Stay not from me, that veil Poet's Scroll Aug 1929 Stay Not From Me; Untitled ("Stay not from me, that veil ...") Wikisource logo Wikisource Pen name: Patrick HowardO (Herman 2006, p. 202) ; Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 202); PDL [NOT to be confused with SHADOWS OF DREAMS!] Herman 2006, p. 202
Shadow of the Beast, The 4 As long as evil stars arise Epigraph:S The Shadow of the Beast (Lord 1976, p. 315) Lord 1976, p. 315
Shadow Thing 28 There was a thing of the shadow world The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Untitled ("There was a thing of the shadow world") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 310); From:T Untitled, begins "As he approached the two..." (Lord 1976, p. 310)/(Herman 2006, p. 203) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 203
Shadows (1)N 20 A black moon nailed against a sullen dawn n/a n/a Wikisource logo Wikisource Part 1 of 5 in the Black Dawn cycle (Herman 2006, pp. 154, 203); Never published separately (Herman 2006, p. 203) Herman 2006, p. 203
Shadows (2)N 14 Grey ghost, dim ghost Singers in the Shadows 1970 Lord 1976, p. 185
Herman 2006, p. 203
Shadows (3)N 20 I am that which was, was never The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, June 23, 1926 (Herman 2006, p. 203); PDL Herman 2006, p. 203
Shadows from Yesterday 28 Ages ago, in the dawn of Time, I looked on a man with hate The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 203
Shadows of Dreams 102 Men sing of poets who leave their sheets Shadows of Dreams 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated (Herman 2006, p. 203); NOT to be confused with SHADOW OF DREAMS! Herman 2006, p. 203
Shadows on the Road 46 Nial of Ulster, welcome home Weird Tales May 1930 Flag of Canada "Shadows on the Road" Lord 1976, p. 185
Herman 2006, p. 203
"She came in the dim of the desert dawn ..." 36 She came in the dim of the desert dawn Lone Star Universe 1976 Coming of Bast, The; Untitled: "She came in the dim of the desert dawn ..." Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated, a version (Herman 2006, p. 158) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 158
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
"She came in the grey of the desert dawn ..." 46 She came in the grey of the desert dawn The Collected Letters Of Robert E. Howard, Volume 3: 1933–1936 2008 Coming of Bast, The--draft; Untitled: "She came in the grey of the desert dawn ..." Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated, beginning "Ha, Ha! Your not going ..." (Herman 2006, p. 158) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 158
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
The Shellback's Prayer n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Ships 22 There's a far, lone island in the dim, red west Weird Tales Jul 1938 Flag of Canada "Ships" Lines 1–4 identical to lines 1–4 of "The Isle of Hy-Brasil"; lines 5–22 identical to lines 20–38 of the same; all the lines from this poem are included in "The Isle of Hy-Brasil", which is slightly longer, with just a few word changes (Lord 1976, p. 185) Lord 1976, p. 185
Herman 2006, p. 203
Shrines 26 Mohammed, Buddha, Moses, Satan, Thor! Part 3 of 5 in the Black Dawn cycle (Herman 2006, pp. 154, 203); Never published separately (Herman 2006, p. 203) Herman 2006, p. 203
Sighs in the Yellow Leaves 20 I took an ivory grinning joss The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated (Herman 2006, p. 203); PDL Herman 2006, p. 203
Sign of the Sickle, The 10 Flashing sickle and falling grain A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Shares lines with Timur-langd (Lord 1976, p. 310) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 204
Silence Falls on Mecca's Walls 30 Silence Falls on Mecca's Walls Cthulhu the Mythos and Kindred Horrors May 1987 Untitled ("Silence falls on Mecca's walls") Originally untitled (Herman 2006, p. 204); Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 204) Herman 2006, p. 204
Singer in the Mist, The 14 At birth a witch laid on me monstrous spells Weird Tales Apr 1938 Singer in the Mist, A Flag of Canada "The Singer in the Mist" First poem of five from the Sonnets Out of Bedlam cycle; (Herman 2006, p. 204) Lord 1976, p. 185
Herman 2006, p. 204
Singing Hemp 16 Aslaf sat in the dragon bows Verses in Ebony 1975 Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 204
Singing in the Wind 44 Singing joy, singing joy The JuntoH
The Howard Collector #14
Jul 1929
Spring 1971
Conflict:M Lord (1976, p. 186), The Howard Collector, 1971/Herman (2006, p. 204), The Junto, 1929 Lord 1976, p. 186
Herman 2006, p. 204
Skull in the Clouds, The 42 The Black Prince scowled above his lance, and wrath in his hot eyes lay The JuntoH
The Howard Collector #2
Aug 1929
Spring 1962
Reuben's Birthright Wikisource logo Wikisource Conflict:M Lord (1976, p. 186), The Howard Collector, 1962/Herman (2006, p. 204), The Junto, 1929; PDL Lord 1976, p. 186
Herman 2006, p. 204
Skull of Silence, The 6 —And a dozen death-blots blotched him Seanchai #82 Aug 1997 From:T The Skull of Silence verse heading (not published in its first printing) (Herman 2006, p. 204); Distributed as part of REHUPA #146 (Herman 2006, pp. 204, 433) Herman 2006, p. 204
Skulls 24 Oh, ye who dine on evil wine Fantasy Book Sep 1984 Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 205
Skulls Against the Dawn 32 Oh, who comes down the mountain, a stalking oak at morning Skulls Over Judah there are two slightly different versions, each with one of the alternative names Herman 2006, p. 205
Skulls and Dust 23 The Persian slaughtered the Apis Bull American Poet May 1929 Wikisource logo Wikisource Pen name: Patrick HowardO (Lord 1976, p. 169); PDL; Won $3 prize for best poem in that issue of American Poet (Herman 2006, p. 205) Lord 1976, p. 169
Herman 2006, p. 205
Skulls and Orchids (1,795 words) Surely it was in decadent Athens—in marble-throned Athens of Sophocles in the Periclean Age. Etchings in Ivory (Chapbook) 1968 Second "prose poem" in the Etchings in Ivory cycle
Skulls Over Judah 16 Oh, who comes down the mountain, a stalking oak at morning The Howard Collector #9 Spring 1967 Skulls Against the Dawn Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated (Herman 2006, p. 205);there are two slightly different versions, each with one of the alternative names Lord 1976, p. 186
Herman 2006, p. 205
Slaves n/a n/a LostU, different line count from "The Slaves" Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
The Slaves n/a n/a LostU, different line count from "Slaves" Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Slayer, The 24 The women come and the women go A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("The women come and the women go") Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 205); PDL Herman 2006, p. 205
"Slow shifts the sands of time ..." 12 Slow sift the sands of Time; the yellowed leaves The Howard Collector #1
Fire and Sleet and Candlelight
Summer 1961
1961
Sands of Time, The; Untitled ("Slow shifts the sands of time ...") Wikisource logo Wikisource Conflict:M Lord (1976, p. 185), Fire and Sleet and Candlelight, 1961/Herman (2006, p. 201), The Howard Collector, 1961; Letter:K Harold Preece, November 24, 1930 (Herman 2006, p. 201); Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 185); PDL Lord 1976, p. 185
Herman 2006, p. 201
Slugger's Vow 9 How your right thudded on my jaw Robert E. Howard's Fight Magazine #4 Oct 1996 Untitled ("How your right thudded on my jaw") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, January 30, 1925 (Herman 2006, p. 205) Herman 2006, p. 205
Slumber 28 A silver scroll against a marble sky Magazine of Horror #30 Dec 1969 Lord 1976, p. 186
Herman 2006, p. 205
"The snow-capped peaks of Ural ..." 20 The snow-capped peaks of Ural shone white against the sky A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Tartar Raid, The; Untitled ("The snow-capped peaks of Ural ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 211
Herman 2006, p. 213
A Soldier's Memories n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Solomon Kane's Homecoming (1)N 44 The white gulls wheeled above the cliffs, the air was slashed with foam Fanciful Tales Fall 1936 The Home-Coming Of Solomon; Solomon's Home-coming Wikisource logo Wikisource Original version; A Solomon Kane poem; PDL Lord 1976, p. 186
Herman 2006, pp. 205–206
Solomon Kane's Homecoming (2)N The white gulls wheeled above the cliffs, the wind was slashed with foam, The Howard Collector #15 Fall 1971 A slightly different version of the poem; A Solomon Kane poem Herman 2006, p. 206
Solomon's Home-coming
Something About Eve 4 Bugles beckon to red disaster Echoes From An Iron HarpA 1972A Epigraph:S Something About Eve (Lord 1976, p. 206)/(Herman 2006, p. 206) Lord 1976, p. 206
Herman 2006, p. 206
Son of Spartacus, A 24 I pinned him hard in an empty trench The Dark Man #6 Summer 2001 Herman 2006, p. 206
Song at Midnight (1) 28 I heard an old gibbet that crowned a bare hill The Phantagraph Aug 1940 Man, the Master Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL Lord 1976, p. 187
Herman 2006, p. 206
Song at Midnight (2) (SPURIOUS RETITLING?) 10 I saw a man going down a long trail Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter Volume 5 Number 3 Fall 2011 Man, The Master Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL Alternative only mentioned in Herman (2006, p. 183) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, p. 183
Song Before Clontarf 12 Lean on your sword, red-bearded lord, and watch your victims crawl The Howard Review #2 Mar 1975 Letter:K Harold Preece, March 24, 1930 (Herman 2006, p. 207) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 207
A Song for All Exiles n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Song for All Woman, A 20 Man run naked and free and bold Night Images (deluxe edition) 1976 Swings and Swings Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 207
Song for Men that Laugh, A 24 Satan is my brother, Satan is my son The JuntoH
Magazine of Horror #16
Dec 1928
Summer 1967
Conflict:M Lord (1976, p. 187), Magazine of Horror, 1967/Herman (2006, p. 207), The Junto, 1928 Lord 1976, p. 187
Herman 2006, p. 207
Song from an Ebony Heart, A 44 The wine in my cup is bitter dregs Shadows of Dreams 1989 Untitled ("The wine in my cup is bitter dregs ...") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. November 1928) Herman 2006, p. 207
Song from the Outer Dark, A 24 My ruthless hands still clutch at life Kadath #1 1974 Word from the Outer Dark, A Pen name: Patrick HowardO (Lord 1976, p. 299) Lord 1976, p. 299
Herman 2006, p. 240
Song of a Fugitive Bard 30 They gave me a dollar and thirty cents when they let me outa my cell Shadows of Dreams 1989 Untitled ("They gave me a dollar and thirty cents when they let me outa my cell. ...") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. June 1928) Herman 2006, p. 207
Song of a Mad Minstrel, The 32 I am the thorn in the foot, I am the blur in the sight Weird Tales Feb-March 1931 Flag of Canada "The Song of a Mad Minstrel" Lord 1976, p. 187
Herman 2006, p. 207
Howard 2008, p. X
The Song of a Worshipper n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Song of Bards, A 5 Chesterton twanged on his lyre A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("Chesterton twanged on his lyre") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 208
Song of Bêlit, The 23 "Believe green buds awaken in the spring ..."; "In that dead citadel of crumbling stone ..."; "Was it a dream the nighted lotus brought? ..."; "The shadows were black around him ..."; "Now we are done with roaming, evermore ...") Always Comes EveningA 1957A Queen of the Black Coast Epigraph:S Queen of the Black Coast (Lord 1976, p. 205) Lord 1976, p. 205
Herman 2006, pp. 208, 194
Song of Bran, The 4 The Caesar lolled on his ivory throne Always Comes EveningA] 1957A Kings of the Night Epigraph:S Kings of the Night (Lord 1976, p. 204) Lord 1976, p. 204
Herman 2006, pp. 208, 178
Song of Cheer, A 22 I was his mistress, she was his wife; that was the difference it made The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. March 1928); PDL Herman 2006, p. 208
Song of College, A 24 Now is chapel gathered, now the seats are full The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; undated); PDL Herman 2006, p. 208
Song of Defeat, A 28 We are they Magazine of Horror #34 Fall 1970 Untitled ("We are they") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 187) Lord 1976, p. 187
Herman 2006, p. 208
Song of Greenwich, A 20 The lords of Greenwich sallied forth The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; undated); PDL Herman 2006, p. 208
Song of Horsa's Galley, The 16 From the Baltic Sea our galleys sweep The Howard Collector #13 Autumn 1970 Lines 1-4 similar to lines 33-36 of The Dust Dance (version 1) (Lord 1976, p. 187) Lord 1976, p. 187
Herman 2006, p. 208
Song of Murtagh O'Brien, The 22 The moon above the Kerry hills had risen scarce a span Always Comes Evening 1957 Black Michael's Story; Retribution; Untitled ("The moon above the Kerry hills ...") Flag of Canada "Retribution" Titled 'Retribution from an untitled draft, Howard's original title The Song of Murtagh O'Brien was found on a later copy (Herman 2006, p. 196) Lord 1976, p. 183
Herman 2006, p. 196
A Song of Omar n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Song of Skel Thorwald's Son, The 4 We shall not see the hills again where the grey cloud limns the oak Epigraph:S The Road of Azrael (Lord 1976, p. 315) Lord 1976, p. 315
Song of the Anchor Chain, A 52 Let down, let out the anchor Shadows of Dreams 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. November 1928) Herman 2006, p. 208
Song of the Bats, The 21 The dusk was on the mountain Weird Tales May 1927 Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL Lord 1976, p. 187
Herman 2006, pp. 208–209
Song of the Bossonian Archers 2 A long bow and a strong bow, and let the sky grow dark Always Comes EveningA 1957A The Scarlet Citadel (verse heading for Chapter 5) Epigraph:S The Scarlet Citadel (Lord 1976, p. 206) Lord 1976, p. 206
Herman 2006, pp. 201, 209
The Song of The Bull-Moose n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Song of the Don Cossacks, A 26 Wolf-brother, wolf-lover Always Comes Evening 1957 Flag of Canada "A Song of the Don Cossacks" Lord 1976, p. 187
Herman 2006, p. 209
Song of the Gallows Tree, The 24 Worn am I by the winds and the rains Weird Tales #2 1981 Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 209
Song of the Jackal, The 26 I haunt the halls where the lichen clings Night Images 1976 Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 209
Song of the Last Briton, The 16 The sea is grey in the death of day The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 209
Song of the Legions, A 40 The crystal gong of the silence The Howard Collector #12 Spring 1970 Lord 1976, p. 187
Herman 2006, p. 209
Song of the Naked Lands, A 92 You lolled in gardens where breezes fanned A Song of the Naked Lands 1973 Untitled ("You lolled in gardens where breezes fanned") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 188) Lord 1976, p. 188
Herman 2006, p. 209
Song of the Pict 14 Wolf on the height Always Comes Evening 1957 Flag of Canada "Song of the Pict" From:T Men of the Shadows (Lord 1976, p. 188); Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 188) Lord 1976, p. 188
Herman 2006, p. 209
Song of the Race, A 72 High on this throne sat Bran Mak Morn Bran Mak Morn Sep 1969 Untitled ("High on his throne sat Bran Mak Morn") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 188); A Bran Mak Morn poem Lord 1976, p. 188
Herman 2006, p. 210
Song of the Red Stone, The 10 It shows on the breast of the Persian king Echoes From An Iron HarpA 1972A The Blood of Belshazzar Epigraph:S The Blood of Belshazzar (Lord 1976, p. 203); Verse heading of short story "The Blood of Belshazzar," starring Cormac Fitzgeoffrey Lord 1976, p. 203
Herman 2006, pp. 210, 155
Song of the Sage, The 4 Thus spoke Scutto on the mountains in the twilight The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: 1930-1932 Oct 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. March 1930); PDL Herman 2006, p. 210
Song of the Werewolf Folk, A 24 Sink white fangs in the throat of Life Etchings and Odysseys #10 1987 Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 210
Howard 2008, p. x
Song of Yar Ali Khan, The 20 This is the song of Yar Ali Khan Always Comes Evening
(Underwood-Miller)
1977 An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 210
Song Out of Midian, A 24 These I will give to you, Astair: an armlet of frozen gold Weird Tales Apr 1930 Sang the King of Midian Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; undated) Lord 1976, p. 188
Herman 2006, p. 210
Song Out of the East, A 22 Allah Night Images 1976 Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 210
Songs of Bastards 559 Oh, the years they pass / like a bleak jackass Lewd Tales 1987 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1929 (Herman 2006, p. 226); A play ("One of the Greatest Operas Never Yet Produced Anywhere") written entirely in verse' contains the following poems: Untitled ("I knocked upon her lattice – soft!"); Untitled ("Let us up in the hills ..."); Untitled ("Life is a lot of hooey"); Untitled ("Men are toys ...") Herman 2006, p. 226
Sonnet of Good Cheer, A 14 Fling wide the portals, rose-lipped dawn has come The Howard Collector #9 Spring 1967 Lord 1976, p. 188
Herman 2006, p. 211
Sonnets Out of Bedlam Five 14-line sonnets for a total of 70 lines A cycle of five poems: "The Singer in the Mist" (14 lines), "The Dream and the Shadow" (14 lines), "The Soul-Eater" (14 lines), "Haunting Columns" (14 lines), and "The Last Hour" (14 lines) (Herman 2006, p. 211) Herman 2006, p. 211
Sonora to Del Rio 20 Sonora to Del Rio is a hundred barren miles The Howard Collector #1 Summer 1961 Wikisource logo Wikisource Shares lines with The Grim Land (Lord 1976, p. 188); PDL Lord 1976, p. 188
Herman 2006, p. 211
Soul-Eater, The 14 I swam below the surface of a lake Weird Tales Aug 1937 Flag of Canada "The Soul-Eater" Third poem of five from the Sonnets Out of Bedlam cycle; (Herman 2006, p. 211) Lord 1976, p. 188
Herman 2006, p. 211
The South Sea Trader n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Sowers of the Thunder, The 8 Iron winds and ruin and flame last eight lines of the 15-line The Ballad of Baibars verse heading to the story of the same name; Herman 2006, p. 211
The spiders of weariness come on me 4 The spiders of weariness come on me The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Untitled: The spiders of weariness come on me Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 230); PDL Herman 2006, p. 230
Stanley Ketchell n/a n/a LostU; two different drafts listed Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
"The stars beat up from the shadowy sea" 28 The stars beat up from the shadowy sea Always Comes Evening 1957 Heart of the Sea's Desire, The; Mate of the Sea; Untitled: "The stars beat up from the shadowy sea" Flag of Canada "The Heart of the Sea's Desire" Title created by Dale Hart for an untitled version but another draft was later found with the title Mate of the Sea (Herman 2006, p. 173) Lord 1976, p. 177
Herman 2006, p. 173
"The State of Arkansaw" 48 My name it is Sandford Burns The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Sandford Burns; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mAnoTTyGqY; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIU-7G7txmo Mnemonic reconstructionV of "The State of Arkansaw"; Letter:K Robert W. Gordon, February 15, 1926; NOT INCLUDED IN COLLECTED POETRY
Stay Not From Me 39 Stay not from me, that veil Poet's Scroll Aug 1929 Shadow of Dreams; Untitled ("Stay not from me, that veil ...") Wikisource logo Wikisource Pen name: Patrick HowardO (Herman 2006, p. 202) ; Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 202); PDL [NOT to be confused with SHADOWS OF DREAMS!] Herman 2006, p. 202
"Stay not from me, that veil ..." 39 Stay not from me, that veil Poet's Scroll Aug 1929 Shadow of Dreams; Stay Not From MeUntitled ("Stay not from me, that veil ...") Wikisource logo Wikisource Pen name: Patrick HowardO (Herman 2006, p. 202) ; Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 202); PDL [NOT to be confused with SHADOWS OF DREAMS!] Herman 2006, p. 202
Stirring of Green Leaves, A 16 I long for the South as a man for a maid Shadows of Dreams 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. May 1930) (Herman 2006, p. 211) Herman 2006, p. 211
Stralsund, The 5 He has rigged her and tricked her A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("He has rigged her and tricked her") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 211
Strange Passion 34 Ah, I know the black queens whose passions blaze Risque Stories #1 Mar 1984 Untitled ("Ah, I know black queens ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 211
Strangeness n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Stranger, The 28 The wind blew in from seaward Singers in the Shadows 1970 Lord 1976, p. 188
Herman 2006, p. 211
"A sturdy housewife was Mistress Brown ..." 20 A sturdy housewife was Mistress Brown Desire and Other Erotic Poems 1989 Good Mistress Brown; Untitled ("A sturdy housewife was Mistress Brown ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 304) Lord 1976, p. 304
Herman 2006, p. 172
Sullivan n/a n/a LostU; possibly a variation of the poem "John L. Sullivan" Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Summer Morn 5 Am-ra stood on a mountain height Kull: Exile of Atlantis Oct 2006 Untitled ("Am-ra stood on a mountain height") Wikisource logo Wikisource Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311); PDL Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 212
Surrender (1)N 44 I will rise some day when the day is done The JuntoH
The Howard Collector #3
Aug 1929
Autumn 1962
The Road to Rest Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL; Conflict: Lord (1976, p. 189), The Howard Collector, 1962/Herman (2006, p. 212), The Junto, 1929 Lord 1976, p. 189
Herman 2006, p. 212
Surrender (2)N 20 Open the window and let me go Shadows of Dreams 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; undated) (Herman 2006, p. 212) Herman 2006, p. 212
Swamp Murder 20 Through the mists and damps Verses in Ebony 1975 Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 212
"Swift with your mitts" 8 Swift with your mitts and fast on your feet A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Time, the Victor; Untitled ("Swift with your mitts") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 312); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 214
Swine n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Swings and Swings 56 "Swing your girl in a grape vine swing?" The JuntoH unknown (c. 1928-30) Song for All Women, A Howard's Foreword: Once upon a time I heard a girl make a speech; and, lo, she bid all youths to swing their girls in grape vine swings if they wished to win them. Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 212
Sword of Lal Singh, The 24 Men I have slain with naked steel A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled (Men I have slain with naked steel) Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 212
Sword of Mohammed, The The Toreador 5 July 1925 Herman 2006, p. 212
Sword Woman verse heading for Chapter 3 5 Beyond the creak of rat-gnawed beams in squalid peasant huts n/a n/a Epigraph:S Drums in My Ears (Lord 1976, p. 315) Never published separately (Herman 2006, p. 164) Lord 1976, p. 315
Herman 2006, p. 164
Sword Woman verse heading for Chapter 4 4 Her sisters bend above their looms n/a n/a Alternate title: verse heading for Chapter 4 of "Sword Woman"; Ballad of Dark Agnes, The; Epigraph:S (Lord 1976, p. 315) Never published separately from the story (Herman 2006, p. 152) Lord 1976, p. 315
Herman 2006, p. 152
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Swords glimmered up the pass 93 Swords glimmered up the pass The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Untitled: Swords glimmered up the pass Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 231); PDL Herman 2006, p. 231
Symbol, The 24 Eons before Atlantean days in the time of the world's black dawn Ariel[Horror] Autumn 1976[Horror] Untitled ("Eons before the Atlantean days ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 212
Howard 2008, p. x
Symbols 8 Scarce had the east grown red with dawn Shadows of Dreams 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. January 1928
Take some honey from a cat 5 Take some honey from a cat The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: Take some honey from a cat Wikisource logoWikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. August–September 1927 (Herman 2006, p. 231); PDL Herman 2006, p. 231
The Tale of Our Lives n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Tale the Dead Slaver Told, The 22 Dim and grey was the silent sea Weirdbook #8 1974 The Dead Slaver's Tale Herman 2006, p. 161
Howard 2008, p. X
The tall man answered / The tall man rose and said / The tall man said The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 from "People of the Winged Skulls," q, v.
Tarentella 63 Heads! Heads! Heads! The Daniel Baker CollegianG 25 May 1926 Tarantella Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL Lord 1976, p. 189
Herman 2006, p. 213
Tartar Raid, The 20 The snow-capped peaks of Ural shone white against the sky A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("The snow-capped peaks of Ural ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 211
Herman 2006, p. 213
Tavern, The 14 There stands, close by a dim, wolf-haunted wood Singers in the Shadows 1970 Lord 1976, p. 189
Herman 2006, p. 213
Howard 2008, p. x
Tavern Song 20 Old Compass is dead and lies under the ground The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJlykbm7nfU Mnemonic reconstructionV of "Oliver Cromwell Lies Buried and Dead"; Letter:K Robert W. Gordon, April 9, 1926; NOT INCLUDED IN COLLECTED POETRY
Tell me not in coocoo numbers 4 Tell me not in coocoo numbers The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Untitled: Tell me not in coocoo numbers Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. October 1927 (Herman 2006, p. 231); From the story The Fastidious Fooey Mancucu (Herman 2006, p. 231) Herman 2006, p. 231
Tempter, The 40 Something tapped me on the shoulder The Cross Plains ReviewE 18 June 1937 Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL Lord 1976, p. 189
Herman 2006, p. 213
"That is no land for weaklings ..." 28 That is no land for weaklings, no land for coward or fool A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Zululand; Untitled ("That is no land for weaklings ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 242
That Women May Sing of Us 8 I have felt their eyes upon me The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; undated) (Herman 2006, p. 213); PDL Herman 2006, p. 213
Then Stein the peddler with rising joy 14 Then Stein the peddler with rising joy The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: Then Stein the peddler with rising joy Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. July 1930 (Herman 2006, p. 231); PDL Herman 2006, p. 231
There are grim things did 26 There are grim things did, in the East, old kid Chacal #1 Winter 1976 The Ballad of Naughty Nell; The Ballad of Singapore Nell; Untitled: ("There are grim things did ...") draft from an undated letterK to Tevis Clyde Smith, significantly different from the version published in CHACAL and DESIRE; the original typescript version is used for COLLECTED POETRY Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 153
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
"There burns in me ..." 4 There burns in me no honeyed drop of love Always Comes Evening 1957 Invective; Untitled ("There burns in me ...") Flag of Canada "Invective" Lord 1976, p. 177
Herman 2006, p. 175
"There come long days ..." 21 There come long days when the soul turns sick Fantasy Tales Summer 1987 Outworn Story, An; Untitled ("There come long days ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308); BritishP (Herman 2006, p. 184) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 191
"There is a misty sea ..." 6 There is a misty sea beneath the earth A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Misty Sea, A; Untitled ("There is a misty sea ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, p. 185
"There is a sea and a silent moon" 16 There is a sea and a silent moon The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Ghost Ocean, The; Untitled ("There is a sea and a silent moon") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 304) Lord 1976, p. 304
Herman 2006, p. 171
"There is a strangeness in my soul" 60 There is a strangeness in my soul Rhymes of Death 1975 Ecstasy; Untitled ("There is a strangeness in my soul") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 303); shares some stanzas with "A cringing woman's lot is hard" Lord 1976, p. 303
Herman 2006, p. 166
There once was a wicked old elf 5 (limerick) There once was a wicked old elf The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: There once was a wicked old elf Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated (Herman 2006, p. 232); PDL Herman 2006, p. 232
"There was a thing of the shadow world" 28 There was a thing of the shadow world The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Shadow Thing; Untitled ("There was a thing of the shadow world") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 310); From:T Untitled, begins "As he approached the two..." (Lord 1976, p. 310)/(Herman 2006, p. 203) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 203
"There was a young girl from Siberia" 15 There was a young girl from Siberia Desire and Other Erotic Poems 1989 Limericks to Spank By; Untitled ("There was a young girl from Siberia") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 305); Three 5-line limericks (Herman 2006, p. 181) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 181
"There was an old dick whose name was Stiff" 2 4-line ditties for a total of 8 lines "There was an old dick whose name was Stiff" The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: ("There was an old dick whose name was Stiff") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. March 1929; contained in the untitled story "Hatrack!"; titled with the first line in COLLECTED POETRY
There were three lads who went their destined ways 53 There were three lads who went their destined ways The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: There were three lads who went their destined ways Wikisource logo wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated (Herman 2006, p. 232); PDL Herman 2006, p. 232
"There's a bell that hangs in a hidden cave" 24 There's a bell that hangs in a hidden cave Bran Mak Morn — The Last King 2001 Bell of Morni, The; Untitled ("There's a bell that hangs in a hidden cave") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 153
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
"There's a calling, and a calling ..." 8 There's a calling and a calling A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Calling to Rome, A; Untitled () Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 156
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
There's an isle far away on the breast of the sea 24 There's an isle far away on the breast of the sea The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: There's an isle far away on the breast of the sea Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 232); PDL Herman 2006, p. 232
These Things Are Gods 18 These things are gods Unaussprechlichen Kulten #2 Jul 1992 FrenchP (Herman 2006, p. 213) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 213
"They break from the pack ..." 24 They break from the pack and seek their own track A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untamed Avatars; Untitled ("They break from the pack ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 217
"They came to a village which lay / Within a king's domains" 27 They came to a village which lay / Within a king's domains The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 The Search Untitled: ("They came to a village which lay / Within a king's domains ...") Mnemonic reconstructionV of "The Search" by Edgar Lee Masters; Letter:K Robert W. Gordon, February 4, 1925; NOT INCLUDED IN COLLECTED POETRY
"They cast her out of the court of the king ..." 44 They cast her out of the court of the king Chacal #2 Spring 1977 Daughter of Evil; Untitled ("They cast her out of the court of the king ...") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. September 1930 (Herman 2006, p. 160); Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 160
"They gave me a dollar and thirty cents ..." 30 They gave me a dollar and thirty cents when they let me outa my cell Shadows of Dreams 1989 Song of a Fugitive Bard; Untitled ("They gave me a dollar and thirty cents ...") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. June 1928) Herman 2006, p. 207
They matched me up that night ... 24 They matched me up that night with a bird that was a fright The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: ("They matched me up that night ...") Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. June 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 233); PDL Herman 2006, p. 233
They were there, in the distance dreaming 4 They were there, in the distance dreaming Dear HPL: Letters, Robert E. Howard to H. P. Lovecraft, 1933-1936 2002 Untitled: They were there, in the distance dreaming Letter:K H. P. Lovecraft, April 23, 1933 (Herman 2006, p. 233) Herman 2006, p. 233
Thing on the Roof, The 8 They lumber through the night Echoes From An Iron HarpA 1972A The Old Ones; Out of the Old Land Justin GeoffreyR (Herman 2006, pp. 213–214); This is the published title, The Old Ones was the draft title, from The Thing on the Roof(Herman 2006, p. 214) Lord 1976, p. 206
Herman 2006, pp. 191, 213–214
This is a young world This is a young world The Right Hook,I vol. 1, #3 1925 Untitled: This is a young world Herman 2006, p. 233
"This is the tale of a nameless fight" 1,046 This is the tale of a nameless fight The Ballad of King Geraint; Untitled: ("This is the tale of a nameless fight") 1989 The Ballad of King Geraint Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301); Title provided by Lenore Preece (Herman 2006, p. 153); Letter:K Harold Preece, January 4, 1930 (Herman 2006, p. 153) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 153
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
"This is the tale the Kaffirs tell ..." 28 This is the tale the Kaffirs tell as the tints of twilight melt Fantasy Tales Winter 1983 Zulu Lord, The; Untitled ("This is the tale the Kaffirs tell ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314); BritishP (Herman 2006, p. 242) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 242
Thomas Fitzgerald, Shane O'Neill ...) 24 Thomas Fitzgerald, Shane O'Neill Black Harps in the Hills Untitled: ("Thomas Fitzgerald, Shane O'Neill") A shorter version of the 53-line "Black Harps in the Hills"; Letter:K Harold Preece, c. March 1929, a version (Herman 2006, p. 154) Lord 1976, p. 299
Herman 2006, p. 154
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Thor 8 I stand / Back of the North Wind The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; June 23, 1926) (Herman 2006, p. 214); PDL Herman 2006, p. 214
Thor's Son 24 Serpent prow on the Afric coast The Howard Collector #11 Spring 1969 The Rhyme of the Viking Path Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. May 1930) (Herman 2006, p. 214) Lord 1976, p. 189
Herman 2006, p. 214
"Thorfinn, Thorfinn, where have you been?" 36 Thorfinn, Thorfinn, where have you been? Weirdbook #13 1978 Return of the Sea-Farer, The; Untitled: ("Thorfinn, Thorfinn, where have you been?") Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 196
Thousand Years Ago, A 21 I was a chief of the Chatagai Night Images 1976 Untitled ("I was a chief of the Chatagai") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 214
"A thousand years ago great Genghis reigned" 4 A thousand years ago great Genghis reigned A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Krakorum; Untitled ("A thousand years ago great Genghis reigned") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 305); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 305); An introduction by Howard states that he was 17 when he wrote this poem (Herman 2006, p. 178) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 178
"A thousand years, perhaps, have come and gone" 32 A thousand years, perhaps, have come and gone Up John Kane! and Other Poems 1977 When Death Drops Her Veil; Untitled ("A thousand years, perhaps, have come and gone") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 313) Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 238
Three Sketches 88 You stole niggers, John Brown THE COLLECTED LETTERS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, VOLUME 2: 1930–1932 2007 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; ca. May 1932)Herman 2006, p. 214; A cycle of three poems: "John Brown" (24 lines), "Abe Lincoln" (34 lines), and "John Kelley" (30 lines)
Through the mists of silence there came a sound 9 Through the mists of silence there came a sound Yesteryear #4 Oct 1989 Untitled: Through the mists of silence there came a sound Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. February 1929 (Herman 2006, p. 233) Herman 2006, p. 233
Throw out that Red! 4 "'Throw out that Red!' they cried ..." The Collected Letters Of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923–1929 2007 Untitled: ("'Throw out that Red!' they cried ...") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1929
Thus Spake Sven the Fool 14 The night is dark; the fenlands lie asleep Singers in the Shadows 1970 Lord 1976, p. 189
Tide, The 30 Thus in my mood I love you Omniumgathum October 1976 To a Woman (3)N; Untitled ("Thus in my mood I love you") Pen name: Patrick HowardO (Lord 1976, p. 299) Cited in the movie The Whole Wide World.

There's an original REH typescript, titled "To a Woman", credited "Patrick Howard." The title "The Tide" could be Glenn Lord's, to prevent confusion with previously published poems with the same title; SELECTED POEMS dropped the titles and just goes with the first line; the last two lines of "The Tide" are not included in the known versions of "To A Woman (3)." || Herman 2006, p. 214

Tides 20 I am weary of birth and battle Contemporary Verse Sep 1929 Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL Herman 2006, p. 214
Tiger Girl 12 Your eyes, as scintillant as jet Omniumgathum 1976 Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 214
Time, the Victor 8 Swift with your mitts and fast on your feet A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("Swift with your mitts") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 312); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 214
The times, the times stride on apace and fast 14 The times, the times stride on apace and fast The New Howard Reader #5 Mar 1999 The Times, The Times Stride on Apace and Fast; Untitled: The times, the times stride on apace and fast Written on the endpapers of a copy of Beau Geste (Herman 2006, p. 233) Herman 2006, p. 233
Timur-il-lang Timur-lang Lord 1976, p. 189
Herman 2006, p. 214
Timur-lang 6 The warm wind blows through the waving grain The Howard Collector #5 Summer 1964 Timur-il-lang Letter:K Harold Preece; undated) (Herman 2006, p. 215); Shares lines with The Sign of the Sickle (Herman 2006, p. 215) Lord 1976, p. 189
Herman 2006, p. 215
"Tingle, jingle, dingle, tingle ..." 23 Tingle, jungle, dingle, tingle, hear my brazen tones A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Little Bell of Brass; Untitled ("Tingle, jingle, dingle, tingle ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 305) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 182
To a Blasé Lady n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
To a Certain Cultured Woman 44 Open the window; the jungle calls The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 To Certain Cultured Women Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; undated) (Herman 2006, p. 215); PDL Herman 2006, p. 215
To a Friend 14 I toiled beside you in the galley's chains Verses in Ebony 1975 Pen name: Patrick HowardO (Lord 1976, p. 299) Lord 1976, p. 299
Herman 2006, p. 215
To a Kind Missionary Woiker 10 Lissen, lady, youse can't do me nuttin' A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 215
To a Modern Young Lady 44 Ages ago I came to woo To a Woman ("Ages ago ...") (1)N Similar to To a Woman, but not identical, with a different final quatrain Herman 2006, p. 215
To a Nameless Woman 28 Hard shadows break along the smoky hills Shadows of Dreams 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. November 1928) (Herman 2006, p. 215) Herman 2006, p. 215
To a Roman Woman 28 Gleaming ivory, black basalt The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; undated) (Herman 2006, p. 215); PDL Herman 2006, p. 215
To a Woman (1)N 44 Ages ago I came to woo The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 To a Modern Young Lady Wikisource logo Wikisource another typescript version that has a different last quatrain was included in the proposed poetry collection IMAGES OUT OF THE SKY by REH, TCS, and Lenore Preece, titled "To a Modern Young Lady" Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 215
To a Woman (2)N 12 Through fathoms deep you sink me in the mould Modern American Poetry 1933 Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL Lord 1976, p. 189
Herman 2006, p. 215
Howard 2008, p. x
To a Woman (3)N 30 Thus in my mood I love you The Tide; Untitled ("Thus in my mood I love you") Very similar to THE TIDE—the last two lines of "Tide" have been truncated; some punctuational differences, one word changed, and third and fourth lines of each verse are combined in a single line Lord 1976, p. 299
Herman 2006, p. 216
To All Evangelists The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Flood, The Herman 2006, p. 169
To All Lords of Commerce 20 Go down your little byway Verses in Ebony 1975 To All the Lords of Commerce Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 216
To All Sophisticates 48 You who with pallid wine still toast The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Pen name: Patrick HowardO (Lord 1976, p. 299) Lord 1976, p. 299
Herman 2006, p. 216
To an Angry Woman n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
To an Earth-Bound Soul 28 Villon, Villon, your name is stone The Grim Land and Others 1976 To an Earth Bound Soul Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 216
To Certain Cultured Women 44 Open the window; the jungle calls The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 To a Certain Cultured Woman Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; undated) (Herman 2006, p. 215); PDL Herman 2006, p. 215
To Certain Orthodox Brethren 18 You say all things were made for you - then prove it, on your crowns The Howard Collector #12 Spring 1970 Lord 1976, p. 190
Herman 2006, p. 216
To Harry the Oliad Men 12 When the first winds of summer the roses brought Omniumgathum 1976 Untitled ("When the first winds of summer ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 216
To Lyle Saxon 28 Shadows of Dreams 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; undated) (Herman 2006, p. 216) Herman 2006, p. 216
To Moderns 47 Little poets, little poets A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Pen name: Patrick Mac Conaire HowardO (Lord 1976, p. 299) Lord 1976, p. 299
Herman 2006, p. 216
To One Turned Faithless n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
To One Who Understands n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
To the Contended 20 Bide by the fluted iron walls The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. April 1929) (Herman 2006, p. 216); PDL Herman 2006, p. 216
To the Evangelists 14 Rise in your haughty pulpits; preach with a godly ire The JuntoH Dec 1928 The Flood Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 216
To the Old Men 20 Age sat on his high throne The JuntoH /
The Howard Collector
Sep 1928 /
Spring 1971
Age (two slightly variant versions) Conflict:M Lord (1976, p. 169), The Howard Collector, 1971/Herman (2006, p. 148), The Junto, 1928 Lord 1976, p. 169
Herman 2006, p. 148
Thom, Herman & Woods, § A
To the Stylists 4 Hammer your verses, file your songs A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 216
Toast to the British! Damn their souls to Hell 6 Toast to the British! Damn their souls to Hell The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: Toast to the British! Damn their souls to Hell Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. August–September 1927 (Herman 2006, p. 233); PDL Herman 2006, p. 233
Today 24 I dreamed of a woman straight as a spear The Grim Land and Others 1976 Pen name: Patrick HowardO (Lord 1976, p. 299) Lord 1976, p. 299
Herman 2006, p. 216
Tom Thumb Moider Mystery, The 8 Harry the Fourth was a godly king n/a n/a Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. May 1932) (Herman 2006, p. 217); Epigraph:S The Tom Thumb Murder Mystery (Herman 2006, p. 217); verse heading—never published separately (Herman 2006, p. 217) Herman 2006, p. 217
Tommy's Gone To Hilo 16 Tommy's gone and I'll go too! The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHyNvQJBjrQ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aSwYog4mY0 Mnemonic reconstructionV Letter:K Robert W. Gordon, March 17, 1927; NOT INCLUDED IN COLLECTED POETRY
The Tool Dresser n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
"Topaz seas and laughing skies" 4 Topaz seas and laughing skies A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Sea-Chant; Untitled ("Topaz seas and laughing skies") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 310) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 202
Toper 4 Toil, cares, annoyances all fade away The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; June 23, 1926) (Herman 2006, p. 217); PDL Herman 2006, p. 217
Tower of Zukala, The 48 Far and behind the Eastern wind A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 217
The towers stand recorders 16(?) The towers stand recorders The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter, vol. 1, #2 Nov 2007 Untitled: Builders, The (3) N Herman 2006, p. 156
Trail of Gold, The 8 Come with me to the Land of Sunrise A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("Come with me to the Land of Sunrise") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 312); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 217
Trail's End 4 Ho, for a trail that is bloody and long A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("Ho, for a trail that is bloody and long!") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 312); Possibly incomplete (Lord 1976, p. 312); From:T Originally embodied as an untitled verse in an untitled story ("As he approached the two ...") (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 217
"Tread not where stony deserts hold" 4 Tread not where stony deserts hold Dark Things 1971 Children of the Night, The The House in the Oaks Third of the three verses from "The House In The Oaks" (with "An Open Window" and "Arkham"). Originally from an early draft of "The Children of the Night", in which it was attributed to fictitious poet Justin Geoffrey. Replaced in the final version with two lines from "The Gates of Damascus" by James Flecker, this poem was added by Derleth to his version of "The House in the Oaks"; titled with the first line in COLLECTED POETRY. Herman 2006, p. 157 Herman 2006, p. 157
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
"The tribes of men rise up and pass" 4 The tribes of men rise up and pass Weirdbook #13 1978 Only a Shadow on the Grass; Untitled ("The tribes of men rise up and pass") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 190
Tribute to the Sportsmanship of the Fans, A 17 Headlock, hammerlock, toss him on his bean again The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: 1930-1932 Oct 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. March 1930) (Herman 2006, p. 217); PDL Herman 2006, p. 217
"'Turn out the light.' I raised a willing hand" 14 "Turn out the light." I raised a willing hand Desire and Other Erotic Poems 1989 Desire; Untitled ("'Turn out the light.' I raised a willing hand") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 303) Lord 1976, p. 303
Herman 2006, p. 162
"'Twas twice a hundred centuries ago" 9 Twas twice a hundred centuries ago A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Now and Then; Untitled ("'Twas twice a hundred centuries ago") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, pp. 188–189
Twilight on Stonehenge 14 Great columns loom against the brooding sky Shadows of Dreams 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; August 21, 1926) (Herman 2006, p. 217) Herman 2006, p. 217
Twilight Striding O'er the Mountain N 7 Twilight striding o'er the mountain The Right Hook,I vol. 1, #3 1925 L'Envoi (3) Herman 2006, p. 180
Twin Gates, The 8 The gates of Hades stand ajar Singers in the Shadows 1970 Lord 1976, p. 190
Herman 2006, p. 217
Two Men 48 Two men stood in the gates of day The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Pen name: Patrick HowardO (Lord 1976, p. 299) Lord 1976, p. 299
Herman 2006, p. 217
"Under the grim San Saba hills" 60 Under the grim San Saba hills A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Lost Mine; Lost San Saba Mine, The; Untitled: ("Under the grim San Saba hills") Letter:K H. P. Lovecraft, April 23, 1933 (Herman 2006, p. 182) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 182
Universe 17 My face may be a Universe peopled by billions and billions Weird Tales #294 Fall 1989 Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 217
Untamed Avatars 24 They break from the pack and seek their own track A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("They break from the pack ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 217
Untitled ("Across the wastes of No Man's Land") 28 Across the wastes of No Man's Land, the grey-clad slayers came A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 No Man's Land Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 188
Untitled Actor, The 12 I am an actor and have been an actor from birth A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Actor, The; Untitled (I am an actor ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 300) Lord 1976, p. 300
Herman 2006, p. 147
Thom, Herman & Woods, § A
Untitled ("Adam's loins were mountains") 40 Adam's loins were mountains The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 217); PDL Herman 2006, p. 217
Untitled ("Adventure, I have followed your beck") 21 Adventure, I have followed your beck Omniumgathum 1976 Adventure(1)N Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 300); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 300) Lord 1976, p. 300
Herman 2006, p. 147
Thom, Herman & Woods, § A
Untitled (Adventures) 8 Scarlet and gold are the stars tonight The Cross Plainsman August 2004 (last four lines only) / The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 (first full appearance) Adventures; Untitled: Scarlet and gold are the stars tonight Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 148); PDL Herman 2006, p. 148
Thom, Herman & Woods, § A
Untitled ("After the trumps are sounded") 8 After the trumps are sounded The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. September 1929 (Herman 2006, p. 218); PDL Herman 2006, p. 218
Untitled ("Against the blood red moon a tower stands") 8 lines, plus a prose introduction Against the blood red moon a tower stands The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. Aug/Sep 1927 (Herman 2006, p. 218); PDL Herman 2006, p. 218
Untitled ("The ages stride on golden feet") 6 The ages stride on golden feet A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Ages Stride on Golden Feet, The Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 300) Lord 1976, p. 300
Herman 2006, p. 148
Thom, Herman & Woods, § A
Untitled ("Ah, I know black queens whose passions blaze") 34 Ah, I know black queens whose passions blaze Risque Stories #1 Mar 1984 Strange Passion Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 211
Untitled ("Ah, the rover hides in Aves when he runs") 4 Ah, the rover hides in Aves when he runs A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 O the Brave Sea-Rover Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 189
Untitled ("Ah, those were glittering, jeweled days") 12 Ah, those were glittering, jeweled days Night Images 1976 Days of Glory Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 161
Untitled Alien 16 My brothers are blond and calm of speech Verses in Ebony 1975 Alien; Untitled ("My brothers are blond and calm of speech") Tentative titleB Lord 1976, p. 300
Herman 2006, pp. 148–149
Thom, Herman & Woods, § A
Untitled: All Hallows Eve 18 Now anthropoid and leprous shadows lope Amazing Stories Mar 1986 Untitled: ("Now anthropoid and leprous shadows lope") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 300) Lord 1976, p. 300
Herman 2006, p. 149
Thom, Herman & Woods, § A
Untitled ("All is pose and artifice") 4 All is pose and artifice A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Artifice Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 300) (Lord 1976, p. 300)
Herman 2006, p. 150
Thom, Herman & Woods, § A
Untitled ("All the crowd") 20 All the crowd The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, October 9, 1925 (Herman 2006, p. 218); PDL Herman 2006, p. 218
Untitled ("Along the road that leads to Hell") 28 Along the road that leads to Hell Singers in the Shadows 1970 Road to Hell, The Wikisource logo Wikisource Lines 1-4 similar to lines 69-72 of The Dust Dance (version 1) (Lord 1976, p. 184); PDL Lord 1976, p. 184
Herman 2006, p. 198
Untitled ("Am-ra stood on a mountain height") 5 Am-ra stood on a mountain height Kull: Exile of Atlantis Oct 2006 Summer Morn Wikisource logo Wikisource Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311); PDL Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 21
Untitled ("The ancient boast, the ancient song") 12 The ancient boast, the ancient song A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The House of Gael Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 307) Lord 1976, p. 307
Herman 2006, p. 174
Untitled ("And Bill, he looked at me ...") And Bill, he looked at me ... The Right HookI vol. 1, #2 1925 Herman 2006, p. 218
Untitled ("And Dempsey climbed into the ring") 6 And Dempsey climbed into the ring and the crowd The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 introduced with the line "In Carl S.'s style" (presumably Sandberg) Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, July 16, 1925 (Herman 2006, p. 218); PDL Herman 2006, p. 218
Untitled ("And there were lethal women, flaming ice and fire") 8 And there were lethal women, flaming ice and fire Yesteryear #4 Oct 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. February 1929 (Herman 2006, p. 219) Herman 2006, pp. 218–219
Untitled: Artifice 4 All is pose and artifice A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("All is pose and artifice") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 300) (Lord 1976, p. 300)
Herman 2006, p. 150
Thom, Herman & Woods, § A
Untitled ("As a great spider grows to monstrous girth") 14 As a great spider grows to monstrous girth A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Ju-ju Doom Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 307) Lord 1976, p. 307
Herman 2006, p. 176
Untitled ("As I rode down to Lincoln town beneath a copper moon") 4 As I rode down to Lincoln town beneath a copper moon A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 As I Rode Down to Lincoln Town Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 300) Lord 1976, p. 300
Herman 2006, p. 150
Thom, Herman & Woods, § A
Untitled: As I Rode Down to Lincoln Town 4 As I rode down to Lincoln town beneath a copper moon A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("As I rode down to Lincoln town beneath a copper moon") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 300) Lord 1976, p. 300
Herman 2006, p. 150
Thom, Herman & Woods, § A
Untitled ("As I went down to Salem town, I met good Mistress Meek") 74 As I went down to Salem town, I met good Mistress Meek A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 A Rhyme of Salem Town Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 309) Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 197
Untitled ("As you dance upon the air") 7 As you dance upon the air A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Incomplete, only the final seven lines survive (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 219
Untitled ("At the Inn of the Gory Dagger") 56 At the Inn of the Gory Dagger, with nothing to ... The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. February 1929 (Herman 2006, p. 219); PDL Herman 2006, pp. 218–219
Untitled ("Away in the dusty barracoon") 88 Away in the dusty barracoon A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Cornish Jack Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 159
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled Baal 57 My name is Baal; I walked the earth of yore A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("My name is Baal; I walked the earth of yore") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 151
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: Baal-pteor 6 High on his throne Baal-pteor sat A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("High on his throne Baal-pteor sat") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 151
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: Babylon 16 For I have seen the lizards crawl Always Comes Evening 1957 Untitled: ("For I have seen the lizards crawl") Flag of Canada "Babylon" Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 171) Lord 1976, p. 171
Herman 2006, p. 152
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: A Ballad of Beer 28 I was once, I declare, a grog-shop man Shadows of Dreams 1989 Untitled: ("I was once, I declare, a grog-shop man") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. July 1930 (Herman 2006, p. 152); Originally untitled (Herman 2006, p. 152) Herman 2006, p. 152
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: "The Ballad of King Geraint" 1,046 This is the tale of a nameless fight The Ballad of King Geraint 1989 Untitled: ("This is the tale of a nameless fight") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301); Title provided by Lenore Preece (Herman 2006, p. 153); Letter:K Harold Preece, January 4, 1930 (Herman 2006, p. 153) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 153
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: The Ballad of Singapore Nell—draft 44 There are grim things did The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: ("There are grim things did") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated (Herman 2006, p. 231); From a draft of The Ballad of Singapore Nell (Herman 2006, p. 231) Herman 2006, p. 231
Untitled: The Bandit 31 Out of the Texas desert, over the Rio Grande A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("Out of the Texas desert") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 301) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 153
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: The Baron and the Wench 20 The baron quaffed a draught of wine A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("The baron quaffed a draught of wine") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 301)/(Herman 2006, p. 153) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 153
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: ("The Baron of Fenland ...") 19 The Baron of Fenland ... American and European Manuscripts and Printed Books 19 December 1986 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. September 1927 (Herman 2006, p. 219); Also written on the endpapers of a copy of Beau Geste (Herman 2006, p. 219) Herman 2006, p. 219
Untitled: ("The baron quaffed a draught of wine") 20 The baron quaffed a draught of wine A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Baron and the Wench Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 301)/(Herman 2006, p. 153) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 153
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: ("A beggar, singing without") 14 A beggar, singing without The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Excerpted from the verse play "Bastards All." Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1929 (Herman 2006, p. 219) Herman 2006, p. 219
Untitled: The Bell of Morni 24 There's a bell that hangs in a hidden cave Bran Mak Morn — The Last King 2001 Untitled: ("There's a bell that hangs in a hidden cave") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 153
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: ("Bill Boozy was a pirate bold") 8 Bill Boozy was a pirate bold The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. July 30, 1923 (Herman 2006, p. 217); PDL Herman 2006, p. 219
Untitled: Black Michael's Story 22 The moon above the Kerry hills Retribution; The Song of Murtagh O'Brien; Untitled: ("The moon above the Kerry hills") Herman 2006, p. 154
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: ("Brazen thewed giant of a grimmer Age") Brazen thewed giant of a grimmer Age The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter, vol. 1, #2 Nov 2007 Unfinished (Herman 2006, p. 220) Herman 2006, p. 220
Untitled: ("The broken walls of Babel") 10 The broken walls of Babel rear A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Broken Walls of Babel Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 155
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: The Builders (3) 16(?) The towers stand recorders The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter, vol. 1, #2 Nov 2007 Untitled: ("The towers stand recorders") Herman 2006, p. 156
Untitled: But the Hills Were Ancient Then 24 Now is a summer come out of the sea Amra (vol. 2, no. 8) Nov-December 1959 Untitled: ("Now is a summer come out of the sea") Wikisource logo Wikisource Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 171); Title created by George Scithers (Herman 2006, p. 156); PDL Lord 1976, p. 171
Herman 2006, p. 156
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: ("By old Abie Goldstein's pawn shop") 8 By old Abie Goldstein's pawn shop where the... The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1929 (Herman 2006, p. 220); Parody of "On the Road to Mandalay" by Rudyard Kipling. PDL Herman 2006, p. 220
Untitled: A Calling to Rome 8 There's a calling and a calling and a calling A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("There's a calling and a calling and a calling") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 156
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: The Call of Pan 14 My heart is a silver drum tonight Shadows of Dreams 1989 Untitled: ("My heart is a silver drum tonight") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 156) The Call of PanHerman 2006, p. 156
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: The Champ 20 The champion sneered, the crowds they jeered Robert E. Howard Fight Magazine #1 Sep 1990 Untitled: ("The champion sneered") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 157
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: ("The champion sneered") 20 The champion sneered, the crowds they jeered Robert E. Howard Fight Magazine #1 Sep 1990 The Champ Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 157
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: Chant of the White Beard 8 O'er lakes agleam the old gods dream Always Comes Evening 1957 Untitled: ("O'er lakes agleam the old gods dream") From:T Men of the Shadows (Lord 1976, p. 172); Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 172); From:T Men of the Shadows (Herman 2006, p. 157) Lord 1976, p. 172
Herman 2006, p. 157
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: ("The chariots were chanting") 14 The chariots were chanting Shadows of Dreams 1989 The Last Words He Heard Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 179) Herman 2006, p. 179
Untitled: ("Chesterton twanged on his lyre") 5 Chesterton twanged on his lyre A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 A Song of Bards Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 208
Untitled: The Chief of the Matabeles 84 The warm veldt spread beneath the tropic sun A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("The warm veldt spread beneath the tropic sun") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 302)/(Herman 2006, p. 157); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 157
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: The Children of the Night 4 Tread not where stony deserts hold Dark Things 1971 The House in the Oaks; Untitled: ("Tread not where stony deserts hold") Third of the three verses from "The House In The Oaks" (with "An Open Window" and "Arkham"). Originally from an early draft of "The Children of the Night", attributed to fictitious poet Justin Geoffrey. Replaced in the final version with two lines from "The Gates of Damascus" by James Flecker, this poem was added by Derleth to his version of "The House in the Oaks"; titled with the first line in COLLECTED POETRY. Herman 2006, p. 157 Herman 2006, p. 157
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: ("A Chinese washer, Ching-Ling ...") A Chinese washer, Ching-Ling ... The Toreador 5 July 1925 Herman 2006, p. 220
Untitled: ("Cities brooding beneath the seas") 19 Cities brooding beneath the seas The Howard Collector #6 Spring 1965 Lines To Lovecraft; Who is Grandpa Theobold? Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 191); Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1931 (Herman 2006, p. 240) Lord 1976, p. 191
Herman 2006, p. 240
Untitled: ("A clash of steel, a thud of hoofs") 4 A clash of steel, a thud of hoofs The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, August 4, 1923 (Herman 2006, p. 220); PDL Herman 2006, p. 220
Untitled: Code 4 We're a jolly good bunch of bums A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("We're a jolly good bunch of bums") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 158
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: ("Come with me to the Land of Sunrise") 8 Come with me to the Land of Sunrise A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Trail of Gold Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 312); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 217
Untitled: Cornish Jack 88 Away in the dusty barracoon A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("Away in the dusty barracoon") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 159
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: Counterspells 4 The doine sidhe sang to our swords by night Unaussprechlichen Kulten #1 Oct 1990 Untitled: ("The doine sidhe sang to our swords by night") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 159
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: ("A cringing woman's lot is hard") 44 A cringing woman's lot is hard The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. June 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 220); PDL Herman 2006, p. 220
Untitled: Dance Macabre 16 I saw the grass on the hillside bend Weirdbook #12 1977 Untitled: ("I saw the grass on the hillside bend") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 160
Untitled: ("Dark are your eyes") 10 Dark are your eyes The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, January 30, 1925 (Herman 2006, p. 220); PDL Herman 2006, p. 220
Untitled: Daughter of Evil 44 They cast her out of the court of the king Chacal #2 Spring 1977 Untitled ("They cast her out of the court of the king") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. September 1930 (Herman 2006, p. 160); Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 160
Untitled: A Dawn in Flanders 8 I can recall a quiet sky once more The Howard Collector #5 Summer 1964 Untitled: ("I can recall a quiet sky") Lord 1976, p. 172
Herman 2006, p. 160
Untitled: ("The day that towers, sapphire kissed") 20 The day that towers, sapphire kissed Always Comes Evening 1957 Nisapur Flag of Canada "Nisapur" Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 181) Lord 1976, p. 181
Herman 2006, p. 188
Untitled: Days of Glory 12 Ah, those were glittering, jeweled days Night Images 1976 Untitled: ("Ah, those were glittering, jeweled days") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 161
Untitled: ("Deep in my bosom ...") 8 Deep in my bosom ... THE COLLECTED LETTERS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, VOLUME 3: 1933–1936 2008 From a letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, undated ("Salaam: / I have forgotten ..."); did NOT get included in the first edition of COLLECTED POETRY
Untitled: The Desert 7 Wide and free ranging A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("Wide and free ranging") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 161
Untitled: Desire 14 "Turn out the light." I raised a willing hand Desire and Other Erotic Poems 1989 Untitled: ("'Turn out the light.'") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 303) Lord 1976, p. 303
Herman 2006, p. 162
Untitled: Devon Oak 20 I am a Devon oak A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("I am a Devon oak") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 303) Lord 1976, p. 303
Herman 2006, p. 162
Untitled: ("The doine sidhe sang to our swords by night") 4 The doine sidhe sang to our swords by night Unaussprechlichen Kulten #1 Oct 1990 Counterspells Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 159
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: Down the Ages 22 Forever down the ages A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("Forever down the ages") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 303); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 303) Lord 1976, p. 303
Herman 2006, p. 162
Untitled: ("Drawers that a girl strips down her thighs") 4 Drawers that a girl strips down her thighs The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 221); PDL Herman 2006, p. 221
Untitled: The Drum 14 I heard the drum as I went down the street A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("I heard the drum as I went down the street") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 303) Lord 1976, p. 303
Herman 2006, p. 164
Untitled: The Drums of Pictdom 4 How can I wear the harness of toil Bran Mak Morn Sep 1969 Untitled: ("How can I wear the harness of toil") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 173) Lord 1976, p. 173
Herman 2006, p. 164
Untitled: Dust Dance, The (2)N 72 For I, with the shape of my kin, the ape The Howard Collector #7 Winter 1965 Untitled: ("For I, with the shape of my kin, the ape") Incomplete (Lord 1976, p. 173); Shares lines with version (1), The Song of Horsa's Galley and The Road to Hell (Lord 1976, p. 173); Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1928, partial (Herman 2006, p. 165) Lord 1976, p. 173
Herman 2006, p. 165
Untitled: ("Early in the morning I gazed at the eastern skies") 4 Early in the morning I gazed at the eastern skies The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL Herman 2006, p. 221
Untitled: ("Early in the mornin' in the month of May") 16 Early in the mornin' in the month of May From the story BOOT HILL PAYOFF (embedded within the text); did NOT get included in the first edition of COLLECTED POETRY
Untitled: ("The east is red and I am dead") 2 The east is red and I am dead The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. January 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 221); PDL Herman 2006, p. 221
Untitled: Ecstasy 60 There is a strangeness in my soul Rhymes of Death 1975 Untitled: ("There is a strangeness in my soul") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 303) Lord 1976, p. 303
Herman 2006, p. 166
Untitled: The Ecstasy of Desolation 22 Long were the years, lifelong and deathly-bare Shadows of Dreams 1989 Untitled: ("Long were the years, lifelong and deathly-bare") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. October 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 166) Herman 2006, p. 166
Untitled: Edgar Guest 5 How long have you written, Eddie Guest? How long have you twirled a pen A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("How long have you written, Eddie Guest?") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 303); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 303)/(Herman 2006, p. 166) Lord 1976, p. 303
Herman 2006, p. 166
Untitled: ("The elder gods have fled") 4 The elder gods have fled A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Passing of the Elder Gods Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 192
Untitled: ("Eons before Atlantean days") 24 Eons before Atlantean days in the time of the world's black dawn Ariel[Horror] Autumn 1976[Horror] The Symbol Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 212
Howard 2008, p. x
Untitled: "Exhortation" 4 Oh, ye who tread the narrow way A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("Oh, ye who tread the narrow way") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 304); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 304) Lord 1976, p. 304
Herman 2006, p. 167
Untitled: "A Fable for Critics" 98 Now come the days of high endeavor and / The blare of brazen trumpets through the land. Shadows of Dreams 1989 Untitled: ("Now come the days of high endeavor") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. November–December 1928
Untitled: ("Far in the gloomy Northland") 24 Far in the gloomy Northland A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Far in the Gloomy Northland Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 304); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 304) Lord 1976, p. 304
Herman 2006, p. 168
Untitled: "Farewell, Proud Munster" 28 Night in the county of Donegal A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("Night in the county of Donegal") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 304); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 304) Lord 1976, p. 304
Herman 2006, p. 168
Untitled: "The Feud" 12 He did not glance above the trail to the laurel where I lay Fantasy Crossroads #13 Jun 1978 Untitled: ("He did not glance above the trail") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 304) Lord 1976, p. 304
Herman 2006, p. 168
Untitled: ("Fill up my goblet") 15 Fill up my goblet The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter, vol. 1, #2 Nov 2007 Last 8 lines used as verse heading in the short story "The Sowers of the Thunder" as "The Ballad of Baibars" Herman 2006, p. 221
Untitled: ("The first came up / Was a little cabin boy ...") 5 7-line verses and a 6-line chorus repeated after each one The first came up / Was a little cabin boy The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 The Mermaid; Oh, The Stormy Winds; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcAPJ77WfCs Mnemonic reconstructionV of an old folk song Letter:K Robert W. Gordon, February 4, 1925; NOT INCLUDED IN COLLECTED POETRY
Untitled: ("The first great man that ever I robbed ...") 16 The first great man that ever I robbed The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 The Highwaymen http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=29243); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD4Nd_rzNWg Mnemonic reconstructionV of "Allan Tyne of Harrow" a.k.a. "Valentine of Harrow" Letter:K Robert W. Gordon, misdated January 2, 1926—actually 1927; NOT INCLUDED IN COLLECTED POETRY
Untitled: "Flaming Marble" 14 I carved a woman out of marble when Poet's Scroll Jan 1929 Untitled: ("I carved a woman out of marble") Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL; Pen name: Patrick HowardO (Herman 2006, p. 168) Herman 2006, p. 168
Untitled: ("Flappers flicker and flap and flirt") 12 Flappers flicker and flap and flirt The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 221); PDL Herman 2006, p. 221
Untitled: "Flight" 24 A jackal laughed from a thicket still, the stars were haggard pale Witchcraft & Sorcery May 1971 Untitled: ("A jackal laughed from a thicket still") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. September 1927, earlier, shorter version (Herman 2006, p. 168) Lord 1976, p. 175
Herman 2006, p. 168
Untitled: ("For I have seen the lizards crawl") 16 For I have seen the lizards crawl Always Comes Evening 1957 Babylon Flag of Canada "Babylon" Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 171) Lord 1976, p. 171
Herman 2006, p. 152
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: ("For I, with the shape of my kin, the ape") 72 For I, with the shape of my kin, the ape The Howard Collector #7 Winter 1965 Dust Dance, The (2)N Incomplete (Lord 1976, p. 173); Shares lines with version (1), The Song of Horsa's Galley and The Road to Hell (Lord 1976, p. 173); Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1928, partial (Herman 2006, p. 165) Lord 1976, p. 173
Herman 2006, p. 165
Untitled: ("For what is a maid to the shout of kings") 14 For what is a maid to the shout of kings A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Incomplete, only the final fourteen lines survive (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 221
Untitled: ("Forever down the ages") 22 Forever down the ages A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Down the Ages Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 303); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 303) Lord 1976, p. 303
Herman 2006, p. 162
Untitled: ("Forth from the purple") 12 Forth from the purple and feats of the palace The Grim Land and Others 1976 The Outcast Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 191
Untitled: "Freedom" 8 The world is rife, say I A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("The world is rife, say I") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 304) Lord 1976, p. 304
Herman 2006, p. 169
Untitled: ("From the dim red dawn of Creation") 34 From the dim red dawn of Creation Always Comes EveningA 1957A Men of the Shadows (verse heading) Flag of Canada "Men of the Shadows" From:T Men of the Shadows (Lord 1976, p. 180); Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 180) Lord 1976, p. 180
Herman 2006, p. 184
Untitled: "The Ghost Ocean" 16 There is a sea and a silent moon The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Untitled: ("There is a sea and a silent moon") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 304) Lord 1976, p. 304
Herman 2006, p. 171
Untitled: ("Give ye of my best though the dole be meager") 8 Give ye of my best though the dole be meager The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, June 23, 1926 (Herman 2006, p. 222); PDL Herman 2006, p. 222
Untitled: "The Gods of Easter Island" 14 Long ere Priapus pranced through groves Arcadian sunlight kissed Always Comes Evening 1957 Untitled: ("Long ere Priapus pranced through groves") Flag of Canada "The Gods of Easter Island" Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 176) Lord 1976, p. 176
Herman 2006, p. 171
Untitled: ("Gods of heather, gods of lake") 34 Gods of heather, gods of lake Always Comes Evening 1957 Rune; Rune of the Ancient One Flag of Canada "Rune" From:T Men of the Shadows (Lord 1976, p. 185); Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 185); Separate version called Rune of the Ancient One (Herman 2006, p. 200) Lord 1976, p. 185
Herman 2006, p. 200
Untitled: ("The great grey oaks by the banks of the river") 5 The great grey oaks by the banks of the river A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Oaks Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 189
Untitled: "The Guise of Youth" 20 Men say my years are few; yet I am old Science-Fantasy Correspondent #1 Dec 1975 Untitled: ("Men say my years are few; yet I am old") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 307) Lord 1976, p. 307
Herman 2006, p. 172
Untitled: ("Hark, hark, the jackals bark") 41 Hark, hark, the jackals bark Fantasy Crossroads #7 Feb 1976 Madame Goose's Rhymes Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, p. 183
Untitled: "Harvest" 4 We reap and bind the bitter yield The Howard Collector Autumn 1972 Untitled: ("We reap and bind the bitter yield") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 176) Lord 1976, p. 176
Herman 2006, p. 173
Untitled: ("A haunting cadence fills the night") 58 A haunting cadence fills the night with fierce longing ... Yesteryear #4 Oct 1989 Herman 2006, p. 222
Untitled: ("He clutched his penis tight") 4 He clutched his penis tight The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 222); PDL Herman 2006, p. 222
Untitled: ("He did not glance above the trail") 12 He did not glance above the trail to the laurel where I lay Fantasy Crossroads #13 Jun 1978 The Feud Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 304) Lord 1976, p. 304
Herman 2006, p. 168
Untitled: ("He has rigged her and tricked her") 5 He has rigged her and tricked her A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Stralsund Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 211
Untitled: ("The helmsman gaily, rode down the rickerboo") 7 The helmsman gaily, rode down the rickerboo The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, June 22, 1923 (Herman 2006, p. 222); PDL Herman 2006, p. 222
Untitled: ("Here where the post oaks crown the ridge") 39 Here where the post oaks crown the ridge, and the dreary sand-drifts lie A Robert E. Howard Memorial: June 13–15, 1986 1986 The Sand-Hills' Crest Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 310) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 201
Untitled: ("H'Id like to see Cheapside go up in flames") 4 H'Id like to see Cheapside go up in flames The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Untitled: ("H'Id like to see Cheapside go up in flames") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, contained in the untitled story "Hatrack!"; NOT INCLUDED IN COLLECTED POETRY
Untitled: ("A high land and a hill land!") A high land and a hill land! Unpublished n/a Untitled: ("A high land and a hill land!") handwritten, discovered among the Tevis Clyde Smith papers at Texas A & M University Thom, Herman & Woods
Untitled: ("High on his throne Baal-pteor sat") 6 High on his throne Baal-pteor sat A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Baal-pteor Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 151
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: ("High on this throne sat Bran Mak Morn") 72 High on this throne sat Bran Mak Morn Bran Mak Morn Sep 1969 A Song of the Race Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 188); A Bran Mak Morn poem Lord 1976, p. 188
Herman 2006, p. 210
Untitled: ("High the towers and mighty the walls") 43 High the towers and mighty the walls, oh, proud-crested sons of Babylon A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Who Shall Sing of Babylon? Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 240
Untitled: ("Hills of the North! Lavender hills") 7 Hills of the North! Lavender hills The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, January 30, 1925 (Herman 2006, p. 222); PDL Herman 2006, p. 222
Untitled: ("Ho, for a trail that is bloody and long!") 4 Ho, for a trail that is bloody and long A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Trail's End Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 312); Possibly incomplete (Lord 1976, p. 312); From:T Untitled, begins "As he approached..." (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 217
Untitled: ("Ho, ho, the long lights lift amain") Putatively, 16 lines-—In the original letter, the entire poem is written out like a paragraph of prose Ho, ho, the long lights lift amain The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. June 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 223) Herman 2006, p. 223
Untitled: ("Ho merry bark ...") Ho merry bark ... The Right HookI vol. 1, #2 1925 Herman 2006, p. 223
Untitled: The House in the Oaks 4 Tread not where stony deserts hold Dark Things 1971 The Children of the Night; Untitled: ("Tread not where stony deserts hold") Third of the three verses from "The House In The Oaks" (with "An Open Window" and "Arkham"). Originally from an early draft of "The Children of the Night", attributed to fictitious poet Justin Geoffrey. Replaced in the final version with two lines from "The Gates of Damascus" by James Flecker, this poem was added by Derleth to his version of "The House in the Oaks"; titled with the first line in COLLECTED POETRY. Herman 2006, p. 157 Herman 2006, p. 157
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: ("The House of Asgard passes with the night") 8 The House of Asgard passes with the night The Howard Collector #14 Spring 1971 No More the Serpent Prow Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 181) Lord 1976, p. 181
Herman 2006, p. 188
Untitled: The House of Gael 12 The ancient boast, the ancient song A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("The ancient boast, the ancient song") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 307) Lord 1976, p. 307
Herman 2006, p. 174
Untitled: ("How can I wear the harness of toil") 4 How can I wear the harness of toil Bran Mak Morn Sep 1969 The Drums of Pictdom Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 173) Lord 1976, p. 173
Herman 2006, p. 164
Untitled: ("How long have you written, Eddie Guest?") 5 How long have you written, Eddie Guest? How long have you twirled a pen A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Edgar Guest Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 303); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 303)/(Herman 2006, p. 166) Lord 1976, p. 303
Herman 2006, p. 166
Untitled: ("A hundred years the great war raged") 4 A hundred years the great war raged The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, August 4, 1923 (Herman 2006, p. 223); PDL Herman 2006, p. 223
Untitled: ("I am a Devon oak") 20 I am a Devon oak A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Devon Oak Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 303) Lord 1976, p. 303
Herman 2006, p. 162
Untitled: ("I am an actor and have been an actor from birth") 12 I am an actor and have been an actor from birth A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Actor Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 300) Lord 1976, p. 300
Herman 2006, p. 147
Thom, Herman & Woods, § A
Untitled: ("I am MAN from the primal, I") 7 I am MAN from the primal, I The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 223); PDL Herman 2006, p. 223
Untitled: ("I am the Spirit of War!") 9 I am the Spirit of War! The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, January 30, 1925 (Herman 2006, p. 223); PDL Herman 2006, p. 223
Untitled: ("I Call the Muster of Iron Men") I call the muster of iron men Argosy All-Story Weekly July 20, 1929 Untitled: ("I call the muster of iron men") From an early draft of the short story "Crowd-Horror"; titled with the first line in COLLECTED POETRY
Untitled: ("I can recall a quiet sky") 8 I can recall a quiet sky once more The Howard Collector #5 Summer 1964 A Dawn in Flanders Lord 1976, p. 172
Herman 2006, p. 160
Untitled: ("I carved a woman out of marble") 14 I carved a woman out of marble when Poet's Scroll Jan 1929 Flaming Marble Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL; Pen name: Patrick HowardO (Herman 2006, p. 168) Herman 2006, p. 168
Untitled: ("I caught Joan alone upon her bed") 4 I caught Joan alone upon her bed A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Prelude Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 309) Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 193
Untitled: ("I cut my teeth on toil and pain") 12 I cut my teeth on toil and pain The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 When the Glaciers Rumbled South Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 313) Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 238
Untitled: ("I do not sing of a paradise") 4 I do not sing of a paradise The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. January 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 224); PDL Herman 2006, p. 224
Untitled: ("I hate the man who tells me that I lied") 24 I hate the man who tells me that I lied The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 224); PDL Herman 2006, p. 224
Untitled: ("I heard the drum as I went down the street") 14 I heard the drum as I went down the street A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Drum Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 303) Lord 1976, p. 303
Herman 2006, p. 164
Untitled: ("I hold all women are a gang of tramps") 10 I hold all women are a gang of tramps The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL Herman 2006, p. 224
Untitled: ("I knocked upon her lattice — soft!") 8 I knocked upon her lattice — soft! Lewd Tales 1987 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1929 (Herman 2006, p. 224); From:T Songs of Bastards, Act 1, Scene 1 Herman 2006, p. 224
Untitled: ("I lay in Yen's opium joint") 7 I lay in Yen's opium joint The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, January 30, 1925 (Herman 2006, p. 224); PDL Herman 2006, p. 224
Untitled: ("I'm more than a man ...") I'm more than a man ... n/a n/a From the draft of the story Yellow Laughter (Herman 2006, p. 225); Never published (Herman 2006, p. 225) Herman 2006, p. 225
Untitled: ("I saw the grass on the hillside bend") 16 I saw the grass on the hillside bend Weirdbook #12 1977 Dance Macabre Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 160
Untitled: ("I stand in the streets of the city") 8 I stand in the streets of the city Night Images 1976 The King of the Ages Comes Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 307) Lord 1976, p. 307
Herman 2006, p. 178
Untitled: ("I tell you this my friend ...") 9 I tell you this my friend ... The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, August 6, 1925 (Herman 2006, p. 224); PDL Herman 2006, p. 224
Untitled: ("I too have strode those white-paved roads") 4 I too have strode those white-paved roads that run The Howard Collector #17 Autumn 1972 Roads Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 184) Lord 1976, p. 184
Herman 2006, p. 199
Untitled: ("I was a chief of the Chatagai") 21 I was a chief of the Chatagai Night Images 1976 A Thousand Years Ago Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 214
Untitled: ("I was a prince of China") 18 I was a prince of China, lord of a million spears Always Comes Evening 1957 Prince and Beggar Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 182) Lord 1976, p. 182
Herman 2006, p. 194
Untitled: ("I, was I there") 10 I, was I there A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Was I There? Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 313) Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 237
Untitled: ("I was once, I declare, a grog-shop man") 28 I was once, I declare, a grog-shop man Shadows of Dreams 1989 A Ballad of Beer Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. July 1930 (Herman 2006, p. 152); Originally untitled (Herman 2006, p. 152) Herman 2006, p. 152
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: ("If life was a thing that money could buy") 2 If life was a thing that money could buy The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. October 1927; contained in the story "The Fastidious Fooey Mancucu"; parody of an old saying whose second line is usually some variant of "The rich would live and the poor would die"
Untitled: ("I'm more than a man ...") I'm more than a man ... n/a n/a From the draft of the story Yellow Laughter (Herman 2006, p. 225); Never published (Herman 2006, p. 225) Herman 2006, p. 225
Untitled: "In the Ring" 47 Over the place the lights go out Robert E. Howard's Fight Magazine #4 Oct 1996 Untitled: ("Over the place the lights go out") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 307) Lord 1976, p. 307
Herman 2006, p. 175
Untitled: "Invective" 4 There burns in me no honeyed drop of love Always Comes Evening 1957 Untitled: ("There burns in me no honeyed drop of love") Flag of Canada "Invective" Lord 1976, p. 177
Herman 2006, p. 175
Untitled: ("The iron harp that Adam christened Life") 18 The iron harp that Adam christened Life The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. April 1929 (Herman 2006, p. 225); PDL Herman 2006, p. 225
Untitled: ("It wuz on a starry night, in the month of July") 4 It wuz on a starry night, in the month of July ...) The Howard Collector #6 1965 LAMENT FOR JESSE JAMES; Title is Howard's only to the extent that it is referred to thus in the text. A barroom song taken from the Sonora Kid story "Knife, Bullet and Noose"(a.k.a. "Knife, Gun and Noose"); variation on a very common theme, probably with adjustments by Howard. Probably never published separately.]
Untitled: ("A jackal laughed from a thicket still") 24 A jackal laughed from a thicket still, the stars were haggard pale Witchcraft & Sorcery May 1971 Flight Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. September 1927, earlier, shorter version (Herman 2006, p. 168) Lord 1976, p. 175
Herman 2006, p. 168
Untitled: Ju-ju Doom 14 As a great spider grows to monstrous girth A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("As a great spider grows to monstrous girth") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 307) Lord 1976, p. 307
Herman 2006, p. 176
Untitled: ("Keep women, thrones and kingly lands") 4 Keep women, thrones and kingly lands The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. January 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 225); PDL Herman 2006, p. 225
Untitled: ("Keresa, Keresita") 24 Keresa, Keresita Shadows of Dreams 1989 Keresa, Keresita Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 177) Herman 2006, p. 177
Untitled: "The King of the Ages Comes" 8 I stand in the streets of the city Night Images 1976 Untitled: ("I stand in the streets of the city") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 307) Lord 1976, p. 307
Herman 2006, p. 178
Untitled: "Krakorum" 4 A thousand years ago great Genghis reigned A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("A thousand years ago great Genghis reigned") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 305); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 305); An introduction by Howard states that he was 17 when he wrote this poem (Herman 2006, p. 178) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 178
Untitled: "The Ladder of Life" 4 Life is a ladder of cynical years A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("Life is a ladder of cynical years") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 305) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 178
Untitled: "Land of the Pioneer" 8 The wild bees hum in the tangled vines A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("The wild bees hum") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 305); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 305) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 179
Untitled: "The Last Words He Heard" 14 The chariots were chanting Shadows of Dreams 1989 Untitled: ("The chariots were chanting") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 179) Herman 2006, p. 179
Untitled: "Legacy of Tubal-Cain, The" 10 "No more!" they swear; I laugh to hear them speak The Howard Collector #18 Autumn 1973 Untitled ("'No more!' they swear ...") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 179) Lord 1976, p. 179
Herman 2006, p. 180
Untitled: ("Let it rest with the ages mysteries") 4 Let it rest with the ages mysteries The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: 1930-1932 Oct 2007 Lines To Lovecraft; Who Is Grandpa Theobald? (verse heading) Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1931 (Herman 2006, p. 225);Not actually written by Howard, but a quote from WHERE CANNIKANS CLINKED by Charles Nichols Webb, which, to confuse matters, Robert Louis Stevenson also cited in a poem Herman 2006, p. 225
Untitled: ("Let me dream by a silver stream") 4 Let me dream by a silver stream The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 3: 1933-1936 2008 Untitled: ("Let me dream by a silver stream") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated; did NOT get included in the first edition of COLLECTED POETRY
Untitled: ("Let me live as I was born to live") 4 Let me live as I was born to live The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 225); PDL Herman 2006, p. 225
Untitled: ("Let us up in the hills ...") Let us up in the hills ... Lewd Tales 1987 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1929 (Herman 2006, p. 225); From:T Songs of Bastards, Act 1, Scene 2 Herman 2006, p. 225
Untitled: ("Life is a cynical, romantic pig") 5 Life is a cynical, romantic pig The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: 1930-1932 Oct 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. February 1930 (Herman 2006, p. 225); PDL Herman 2006, p. 225
Untitled: ("Life is a ladder of cynical years") 4 Life is a ladder of cynical years A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Ladder of Life Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 305) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 178
Untitled: ("Life is a lot of hooey") 4 Life is a lot of hooey Lewd Tales 1987 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1929 (Herman 2006, p. 225); From:T Songs of Bastards, Act 2, Scene 1 Herman 2006, p. 225
Untitled: ("Life is the same, yet of many phases") 5 Life is the same, yet of many phases Unaussprechlichen Kulten #2 Jul 1992 The Phases of Life Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308); FrenchP (Herman 2006, p. 192) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 192
Untitled "Limericks to Spank By" 15 There was a young girl from Siberia Desire and Other Erotic Poems 1989 Untitled ("There was a young girl from Siberia") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 305); Three 5-line limericks (Herman 2006, p. 181) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 181
Untitled: "Lines to Lovecraft" 19 Cities brooding beneath the seas The Howard Collector #6 Spring 1965 Untitled: ("Cities brooding beneath the seas"); Who is Grandpa Theobold? Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 191); Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1931 (Herman 2006, p. 240) Lord 1976, p. 191
Herman 2006, p. 240
Untitled: "Little Bell of Brass" 23 Tingle, jingle, dingle, tingle, hear my brazen tones A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("Tingle, jingle, dingle, tingle") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 305) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 182
Untitled: ("Little brown man of Nippon who apes the ways of the West") 36 Little brown man of Nippon who apes the ways of the West A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Little Brown Man of Nippon Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 305); Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. April 1932 (Herman 2006, p. 182) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 182
Untitled: ("Lizzen my children and you shall be told") 6 Lizzen my children and you shall be told Robert E. Howard: Selected Letters: 1923-1930 Oct 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. September 1931 (Herman 2006, p. 226) Herman 2006, p. 226
Untitled: ("Long ere Priapus pranced through groves") 14 Long ere Priapus pranced through groves Arcadian sunlight kissed Always Comes Evening 1957 The Gods of Easter Island Flag of Canada "The Gods of Easter Island" Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 176) Lord 1976, p. 176
Herman 2006, p. 171
Untitled: ("Long were the years, lifelong and deathly-bare") 22 Long were the years, lifelong and deathly-bare Shadows of Dreams 1989 The Ecstasy of Desolation Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. October 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 166) Herman 2006, p. 166
Untitled: "The Lost Mine" 60 Under the grim San Saba hills A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Lost San Saba Mine; Untitled: ("Under the grim San Saba hills") Letter:K H. P. Lovecraft, April 23, 1933 (Herman 2006, p. 182) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 182
Untitled: "The Lost San Saba Mine" 60 Under the grim San Saba hills A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Lost Mine; Untitled: ("Under the grim San Saba hills") Letter:K H. P. Lovecraft, April 23, 1933 (Herman 2006, p. 182) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 182
Untitled: ("Love is singing soft and low") 4 Love is singing soft and low The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 226); PDL Herman 2006, p. 226
Untitled: "Madame Goose's Rhymes" 41 Hark, hark, the jackals bark Fantasy Crossroads #7 Feb 1976 Untitled: ("Hark, hark, the jackals bark") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, p. 183
Untitled: ("Mahomet! Man of Mecca!") Mahomet! Man of Mecca! A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Mahomet Herman 2006, p. 183
Untitled: "Mankind" 72 The world has changed A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("The world has changed") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, p. 183
Untitled: ("Many fell at the grog-shop wall") 2 Many fell at the grog-shop wall Robert E. Howard: Selected Letters: 1923-1930 Oct 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1931 (Herman 2006, p. 226) Herman 2006, p. 226
Untitled: ("The Master beat on his master-drum") 27 The Master beat on his master-drum Night Images 1976 The Master-Drum Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, p. 184
Untitled: ("Match a toad with a far-winged hawk") 58 Match a toad with a far-winged hawk The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. undated (Herman 2006, p. 226); PDL Herman 2006, p. 226
Untitled: ("Men are toys ...") 4 Men are toys ... Lewd Tales 1987 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1929 (Herman 2006, p. 226); From:T Songs of Bastards Herman 2006, p. 226
Untitled: ("Men I have slain with naked steel") 24 Men I have slain with naked steel A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Sword of Lal Singh Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 212
Untitled: "Men of the Shadows" (verse heading) 34 From the dim red dawn of Creation Always Comes EveningA 1957A Untitled: ("From the dim red dawn of Creation") Flag of Canada "Men of the Shadows" From:T Men of the Shadows (Lord 1976, p. 180); Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 180) Lord 1976, p. 180
Herman 2006, p. 184
Untitled: ("Men say my years are few; yet I am old") 20 Men say my years are few; yet I am old Science-Fantasy Correspondent #1 Dec 1975 The Guise of Youth Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 307) Lord 1976, p. 307
Herman 2006, p. 172
Untitled: "Mine But to Serve" 91 The moonlight glimmered white across the sands A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("The moonlight glimmered white") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, p. 185
Untitled: ("Mingle my dust with the burning brand") 12 Mingle my dust with the burning brand The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. August 28, 1925 (Herman 2006, p. 226); PDL Herman 2006, p. 226
Untitled: ("Mist and madness and mockery rule") 4 Mist and madness and mockery rule THE COLLECTED LETTERS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, VOLUME 2: 1930–1932 2007 Untitled MIST AND MADNESS AND MOCKERY RULE Letter:K From a letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. May 1930
Untitled: "A Misty Sea" 6 There is a misty sea beneath the earth A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("There is a misty sea beneath the earth") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, p. 185
Untitled: ("The moon above the Kerry hills") 22 The moon above the Kerry hills Retribution; The Song of Murtagh O'Brien; Black Michael's Story Herman 2006, p. 154
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: ("Moonlight and shadows barred the land") 8 Moonlight and shadows barred the land The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. late 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 227); PDL Herman 2006, p. 227
Untitled: ("The moonlight glimmered white") 91 The moonlight glimmered white across the sands A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Mine But to Serve Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, p. 185
Untitled: ("Moses was our leader") 64 + a 12-line revision Moses was our leader Shadows of Dreams 1989 The Odyssey of Israel Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1926 (Herman 2006, p. 189); In multiple parts, part of a projected longer work (Herman 2006, p. 189) Herman 2006, p. 189
Untitled: ("Mother Eve, Mother Eve, I name you a fool") 4 Mother Eve, Mother Eve, I name you a fool The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. January 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 227); PDL Herman 2006, p. 227
Untitled: ("Murky the night") 7 Murky the night A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 227
Untitled: ("My brother he was an auctioneer") 56 My brother he was an auctioneer The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November–December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 227); PDL Herman 2006, p. 227
Untitled: ("My brothers are blond and calm of speech") 16 My brothers are blond and calm of speech Verses in Ebony 1975 Alien Lord 1976, p. 300
Herman 2006, pp. 148–149
Thom, Herman & Woods, § A
Untitled: ("My heart is a silver drum tonight") 14 My heart is a silver drum tonight Shadows of Dreams 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 156) The Call of PanHerman 2006, p. 156
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: ("My name is Baal; I walked the earth of yore") 57 My name is Baal; I walked the earth of yore A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Baal Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 151
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: ("Mystic Lore") 4 A wizard who dwelt by Drumnakill A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("A wizard who dwelt by Drumnakill") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, p. 187
Untitled: "Never Beyond the Beast" 16 Rise to the peak of the ladder The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Untitled: ("Rise to the peak of the ladder") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, pp. 187–188
Untitled: ("Night falls") 18 Night falls Weirdbook #11 1977 Nocturne Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 188
Untitled: ("Night in the county of Donegal") 28 Night in the county of Donegal A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Farewell, Proud Munster Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 304); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 304) Lord 1976, p. 304
Herman 2006, p. 168
Untitled: The Night Winds 32 The night winds whisper across the grass Verses in Ebony 1975 ("The night winds whisper across the grass") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, p. 188
Untitled: ("The night winds whisper across the grass") 32 The night winds whisper across the grass Verses in Ebony 1975 The Night Winds Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, p. 188
Untitled: Nisapur 20 The day that towers, sapphire kissed Always Comes Evening 1957 Untitled: ("The day that towers, sapphire kissed") Flag of Canada "Nisapur" Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 181) Lord 1976, p. 181
Herman 2006, p. 188
Untitled: ("No Man's Land") 28 Across the wastes of No Man's Land, the grey-clad slayers came A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("Across the wastes of No Man's Land") c(Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 188
Untitled: No More the Serpent Prow 8 The House of Asgard passes with the night The Howard Collector #14 Spring 1971 Untitled: ("The House of Asgard passes with the night") Tentative titleB Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 181) Lord 1976, p. 181
Herman 2006, p. 188
Untitled: ("'No more!' they swear") 10 "No more!" they swear; I laugh to hear them speak The Howard Collector #18 Autumn 1973 The Legacy of Tubal-Cain Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 179) Lord 1976, p. 179
Herman 2006, p. 180
Untitled: ("Noah was my applesauce") 24 Noah was my applesauce The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 227); PDL Herman 2006, p. 227
Untitled: "Nocturne" 18 Night falls Weirdbook #11 1977 Untitled: ("Night falls") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 188
Untitled: "Now and Then" 9 'Twas twice a hundred centuries ago A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("'Twas twice a hundred centuries ago") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, pp. 188–189
Untitled: ("Now anthropoid and leprous shadows lope") 18 Now anthropoid and leprous shadows lope Amazing Stories Mar 1986 All Hallows Eve Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 300) Lord 1976, p. 300
Herman 2006, p. 149
Thom, Herman & Woods, § A
Untitled: ("Now bright, now red, the sabers sped") 8 Now bright, now red, the sabers sped among the The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, June 23, 1923 (Herman 2006, p. 228); PDL Herman 2006, p. 228
Untitled: ("Now come the days of high endeavor") 98 Now come the days of high endeavor and / The blare of brazen trumpets through the land. Shadows of Dreams 1989 A Fable for Critics Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. November–December 1928
Untitled: ("Now hark to this tale of long ago") 19 Now hark to this tale of long ago A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 When Men Were Bold Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 313); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 313); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 313) Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 238
Untitled: ("Now is a summer come out of the sea") 24 Now is a summer come out of the sea Amra (vol. 2, no. 8) Nov-December 1959 But the Hills Were Ancient Then Wikisource logo Wikisource Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 171); Title created by George Scithers (Herman 2006, p. 156); PDL Lord 1976, p. 171
Herman 2006, p. 156
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: ("Now that the kings have fallen") 32 Now that the kings have fallen The Howard Collector #11 Spring 1969 Where Are Your Knights, Donn Othna? Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 191) Lord 1976, p. 191
Herman 2006, p. 239
Untitled: ("Now the stars are all gleaming ...") 32 Now the stars are all gleaming The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Untitled: ("Now the stars are all gleaming ...") Mnemonic reconstructionV Letter:K Robert W. Gordon, May 14, 1928; Howard's rendition of "a song I heard once some time ago and have heard only once," sung to him by a "wandering willy" to whom he'd given a lift; NOT INCLUDED IN COLLECTED POETRY
Untitled: O the Brave Sea-Rover 4 Ah, the rover hides in Aves when he runs A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("Ah, the rover hides in Aves when he runs") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 189
Untitled: "The Oaks" 5 The great grey oaks by the banks of the river A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("The great grey oaks by the banks of the river") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 189
Untitled: "The Odyssey of Israel" 64 + a 12-line revision Moses was our leader Shadows of Dreams 1989 Untitled: ("Moses was our leader") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1926 (Herman 2006, p. 189); In multiple parts, part of a projected longer work (Herman 2006, p. 189) Herman 2006, p. 189
Untitled: ("O'er lakes agleam the old gods dream") 8 O'er lakes agleam the old gods dream Always Comes Evening 1957 Chant of the White Beard From:T Men of the Shadows (Lord 1976, p. 172); Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 172); From:T Men of the Shadows (Herman 2006, p. 157) Lord 1976, p. 172
Herman 2006, p. 157
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: ("Oh, the road to glory lay") 4 Oh, the road to glory lay n/a n/a From:T The Pit of the Serpent (attributed to Mushy Hansen) (Herman 2006, p. 228); Never published separately (Herman 2006, p. 228) Herman 2006, p. 228
Untitled: ("Oh, we are little children ...") 2 Oh, we are little children ... Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 228); From:T People of the Winged Skulls (Herman 2006, p. 228) Herman 2006, p. 228
Untitled: ("Oh, ye who tread the narrow way") 4 Oh, ye who tread the narrow way A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Exhortation Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 304); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 304) Lord 1976, p. 304
Herman 2006, p. 167
Untitled: ("Old Faro Bill was a man of might") 20 Old Faro Bill was a man of might The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 228); PDL Herman 2006, p. 228
Untitled: "On With the Play" 14 Up with the curtain, lo, the stage is set The Howard Collector #17 Autumn 1972 Untitled: ("Up with the curtain, lo, the stage is set") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 182) Lord 1976, p. 182
Herman 2006, p. 190
Untitled: ("One slept beneath the branches dim") 44 One slept beneath the branches dim Red Shadows 1968 The Return of Sir Richard Grenville Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 183); A Solomon Kane poem Lord 1976, p. 183
Herman 2006, p. 196
Untitled: "Only a Shadow on the Grass" 4 The tribes of men rise up and pass Weirdbook #13 1978 Untitled: ("The tribes of men rise up and pass") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 190
Untitled: ("Out in front of Goldstein's") 8, plus seven additional 2-line choruses—22 lines total Out in front of Goldstein's The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 228); PDL Herman 2006, p. 228
Untitled: ("Out of Asia the tribesmen came") 4 Out of Asia the tribesmen came The Cross Plainsman Aug 2004 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, July 30, 1923 (Herman 2006, p. 229); PDL; In addition to the opening 8-line song parody of "East Side, West Side (The Sidewalks of New York)," there are also seven two-line choruses scattered throughout the letter Herman 2006, p. 228
Untitled: ("Out of the Texas desert") 31 Out of the Texas desert, over the Rio Grande A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Bandit Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 301) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 153
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: "The Outcast" 12 Forth from the purple and feats of the palace The Grim Land and Others 1976 Untitled: ("Forth from the purple") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 191
Untitled: "An Outworn Story" 21 There come long days when the soul turns sick Fantasy Tales Summer 1987 Untitled: ("There come long days when the soul turns sick") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308); BritishP (Herman 2006, p. 184) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 191
Untitled: ("Over the hills the winds of the seas") 14 Over the hills the winds of the seas A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Winds of the Sea, The (1)N Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 240
Untitled: ("Over the hills the winds of the seas") (2)N 16 Over the hills the winds of the seas The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 The Winds of the Sea Herman 2006, p. 240
Untitled: ("Over the old Rio Grandey") 12 Over the old Rio Grandey A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Over the Old Rio Grandey Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 192
Untitled: ("Over the place the lights go out") 47 Over the place the lights go out Robert E. Howard's Fight Magazine #4 Oct 1996 In the Ring Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 307) Lord 1976, p. 307
Herman 2006, p. 175
Untitled: ("Palm-trees are waving in the Gulf breeze") putatively 36 lines, when divided into couplets, but some lines and stanzas are written across the page like prose Palm-trees are waving in the Gulf breeze Austin, vol. 3, no. 1 May 1992 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, September 7, 1924 (Herman 2006, p. 229); Distributed as part of REHUPA #115 (Herman 2006, p. 229) Herman 2006, p. 229
Untitled: Passing of the Elder Gods 4 The elder gods have fled A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("The elder gods have fled") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 192
Untitled: "The Phantoms Gather" 6 Up over the cromlech and down the rath A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("Up over the cromlech") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 192
Untitled: "The Phases of Life" 5 Life is the same, yet of many phases Unaussprechlichen Kulten #2 Jul 1992 Untitled: ("Life is the same, yet of many phases") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308); FrenchP (Herman 2006, p. 192) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 192
Untitled: "The Plains of Gilban" 12 Red swirls the dust A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("Red swirls the dust") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 309) Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 193
Untitled: "Prelude" 4 I caught Joan alone upon her bed A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("I caught Joan alone upon her bed") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 309) Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 193
Untitled: "Prince and Beggar" 18 I was a prince of China, lord of a million spears Always Comes Evening 1957 Untitled: ("I was a prince of China") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 182) Lord 1976, p. 182
Herman 2006, p. 194
Untitled: ("Ramona! Romona!") 4 Romona! Romona! The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: ("Romona! Romona!") Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November–December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 229); "Ramona" spelling a probable typo?; PDL Herman 2006, p. 229
Untitled: ("Rattle of drums") 48 Rattle of drums A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Rattle of Drums Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 309) Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 194
Untitled: ("Rebel souls from the falling dark") 8 Rebel souls from the falling dark The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 229); PDL Herman 2006, p. 229
Untitled: ("Red swirls the dust") 12 Red swirls the dust A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Plains of Gilban Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 309) Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 193
Untitled: Retribution 22 The moon above the Kerry hills Retribution; The Song of Murtagh O'Brien; Black Michael's Story Untitled: ("The moon above the Kerry hills") Herman 2006, p. 154
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: The Return of Sir Richard Grenville 44 One slept beneath the branches dim Red Shadows 1968 Untitled: ("One slept beneath the branches dim") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 183); A Solomon Kane poem Lord 1976, p. 183
Herman 2006, p. 196
Untitled: ("The Return of the Sea-Farer") 36 Thorfinn, Thorfinn, where have you been? Weirdbook #13 1978 Untitled: ("Thorfinn, Thorfinn, where have you been?") Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 196
Untitled: A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 74 As I went down to Salem town, I met good Mistress Meek Untitled: ("As I went down to Salem town, I met good Mistress Meek") 2002 A Rhyme of Salem Town Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 309) Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 197
Untitled: ("Rise to the peak of the ladder") 16 Rise to the peak of the ladder The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Never Beyond the Beast Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, pp. 187–188
Untitled: Road to Hell, The 28 Along the road that leads to Hell Singers in the Shadows 1970 Untitled: ("Along the road that leads to Hell") Wikisource logo Wikisource Lines 1-4 similar to lines 69-72 of The Dust Dance (version 1) (Lord 1976, p. 184); PDL Tentative titleB Lord 1976, p. 184
Herman 2006, p. 198
Untitled: "Roads" 4 I too have strode those white-paved roads that run The Howard Collector #17 Autumn 1972 Untitled: ("I too have strode those white-paved roads") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 184) Lord 1976, p. 184
Herman 2006, p. 199
Untitled: ("Roar, silver trumpets") 8 Roar, silver trumpets, in your pride Night Images 1976 Roar, Silver Trumpets Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 309) Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 199
Untitled: ("Romona! Romona!") 4 Romona! Romona! The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: ("Ramona! Romona!") Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November–December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 229); PDL Herman 2006, p. 229
Untitled: ("Roses laughed in her pretty hair") 10 Roses laughed in her pretty hair The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, August 28, 1925 (Herman 2006, p. 229); PDL Herman 2006, p. 229
Untitled: "Rune" 34 Gods of heather, gods of lake Always Comes Evening 1957 Rune of the Ancient One; Untitled: ("Gods of heather, gods of lake") Flag of Canada "Rune" From:T Men of the Shadows (Lord 1976, p. 185); Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 185); Separate version called Rune of the Ancient One (Herman 2006, p. 200) Lord 1976, p. 185
Herman 2006, p. 200
Untitled: "Rune of the Ancient One" 34 Gods of heather, gods of lake Always Comes Evening 1957 Rune; Untitled: ("Gods of heather, gods of lake") Flag of Canada "Rune" From:T Men of the Shadows (Lord 1976, p. 185); Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 185); Separate version called Rune of the Ancient One (Herman 2006, p. 200) Lord 1976, p. 185
Herman 2006, p. 200
Untitled: "The Sand-Hills' Crest" 39 Here where the post oaks crown the ridge, and the dreary sand-drifts lie A Robert E. Howard Memorial: June 13–15, 1986 1986 Untitled: ("Here where the post oaks crown the ridge") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 310) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 201
Untitled: ("A sappe ther wos and that a crumbe manne") 16 A sappe ther wos and that a crumbe manne The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 230); PDL Herman 2006, p. 230
Untitled: ("Sappho, the Grecian hills are gold") 4 Sappho, the Grecian hills are gold The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November–December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 230); PDL Herman 2006, p. 230
Untitled: ("Scarlet and gold are the stars tonight") 8 Scarlet and gold are the stars tonight The Cross Plainsman Aug 2004 (last four lines only) / The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 (first full appearance) Adventures Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 230); PDL Herman 2006, p. 230
Untitled: "Sea-Chant" 4 Topaz seas and laughing skies A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("Topaz seas and laughing skies") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 310) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 202
Untitled: ("The shades of night were falling faster") 6 The shades of night were falling faster The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, April 14, 1926 (Herman 2006, p. 230); PDL Herman 2006, p. 230
Untitled "Shadow Thing" 28 There was a thing of the shadow world The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Untitled ("There was a thing of the shadow world") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 310); From:T Untitled, begins "As he approached the two..." (Lord 1976, p. 310)/(Herman 2006, p. 203) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 203
Untitled: ("She came in the dim of the desert dawn") 36 She came in the dim of the desert dawn Lone Star Universe 1976 Coming of Bast, The; Untitled: "She came in the dim of the desert dawn ..." Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated, a version (Herman 2006, p. 158) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 158
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: ("She came in the grey of the desert dawn") 46 She came in the grey of the desert dawn The Collected Letters Of Robert E. Howard, Volume 3: 1933–1936 2008 Coming of Bast, The—draft; Untitled: "She came in the grey of the desert dawn ..." Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated, beginning "Ha, Ha! Your not going ..." (Herman 2006, p. 158) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 158
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: "The Slayer" 24 The women come and the women go Slayer, The
A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems
2002 Untitled: ("The women come and the women go") Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 205); PDL Herman 2006, p. 205
Untitled: "A Song from an Ebony Heart" 44 The wine in my cup is bitter dregs Shadows of Dreams 1989 Untitled: ("The wine in my cup is bitter dregs") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. November 1928) Herman 2006, p. 207
Untitled "Song of a Fugitive Bard" 30 They gave me a dollar and thirty cents when they let me outa my cell Shadows of Dreams 1989 Untitled ("They gave me a dollar and thirty cents") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. June 1928) Herman 2006, p. 207
Untitled: A Song of Bards 5 Chesterton twanged on his lyre A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 s Untitled: ("Chesterton twanged on his lyre") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 208
Untitled: A Song of Defeat 28 Magazine of Horror #34 Fall 1970 Untitled: ("We are they") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 187) Lord 1976, p. 187
Herman 2006, p. 208
Untitled: The Song of Murtagh O'Brien 22 The moon above the Kerry hills Black Michael's Story; Untitled: ("The moon above the Kerry hills"); Retribution; ; Herman 2006, p. 154
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: ("A Song of the Naked Lands") 92 You lolled in gardens where breezes fanned A Song of the Naked Lands (chapbook) 1973 Untitled: ("You lolled in gardens") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 188) Lord 1976, p. 188
Herman 2006, p. 209
Untitled: "Song of the Pict" 14 Wolf on the height Always Comes Evening 1957 Untitled: ("Wolf on the height") Flag of Canada "Song of the Pict" From:T Men of the Shadows (Lord 1976, p. 188); Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 188) Lord 1976, p. 188
Herman 2006, p. 209
Untitled: "A Song of the Race" 72 High on this throne sat Bran Mak Morn Bran Mak Morn Sep 1969 Untitled: ("High on this throne sat Bran Mak Morn") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 188); A Bran Mak Morn poem Lord 1976, p. 188
Herman 2006, p. 210
Untitled: ("The spiders of weariness come on me") 4 The spiders of weariness come on me The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 230); PDL Herman 2006, p. 230
Untitled: "The Stralsund" 5 He has rigged her and tricked her A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("He has rigged her and tricked her") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 211
Untitled: ("Strange Passion") 34 Ah, I know black queens whose passions blaze Risque Stories #1 Mar 1984 Untitled: ("Ah, I know black queens" Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 211
Untitled: "Summer Morn" 5 Am-ra stood on a mountain height Kull: Exile of Atlantis Oct 2006 Untitled: ("Am-ra stood on a mountain height") Wikisource logo Wikisource Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311); PDL Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 21
Untitled: "The Sword of Lal Singh" 24 Men I have slain with naked steel A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("Men I have slain with naked steel") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 212
Untitled: ("Swords glimmered up the pass") 93 Swords glimmered up the pass The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 231); PDL Herman 2006, p. 231
Untitled: "The Symbol" 24 Eons before Atlantean days in the time of the world's black dawn Ariel[Horror] Autumn 1976[Horror] Untitled: ("Eons before Atlantean days") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 212
Howard 2008, p. x
Untitled: ("Take some honey from a cat") 5 Take some honey from a cat The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. August–September 1927 (Herman 2006, p. 231); PDL Herman 2006, p. 231
Untitled: ("") The tall man answered: ... Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 231); From:T People of the Winged Skulls (Herman 2006, p. 231) Herman 2006, p. 231
Untitled: ("") The tall man rose and said: ... Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 231); From:T People of the Winged Skulls (Herman 2006, p. 231) Herman 2006, p. 231
Untitled: ("") The tall man said: ... Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 231); From:T People of the Winged Skulls (Herman 2006, p. 231) Herman 2006, p. 231
Untitled: ("Tell me not in coocoo numbers") 4 Tell me not in coocoo numbers The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. October 1927 (Herman 2006, p. 231); From the story The Fastidious Fooey Mancucu (Herman 2006, p. 231) Herman 2006, p. 231|
Untitled: ("That is no land for weaklings") 28 That is no land for weaklings, no land for coward or fool A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Zululand Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 242
Untitled: ("Then Stein the peddler with rising joy") 14 Then Stein the peddler with rising joy The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. July 1930 (Herman 2006, p. 231); PDL Herman 2006, p. 231
Untitled: ("There are grim things did") 44 There are grim things did The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 The Ballad of Singapore Nell--draft Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated (Herman 2006, p. 231); From a draft of The Ballad of Singapore Nell (Herman 2006, p. 231) Herman 2006, p. 231
Untitled: ("There burns in me no honeyed drop of love") 4 There burns in me no honeyed drop of love Always Comes Evening 1957 Invective Flag of Canada "Invective" Lord 1976, p. 177
Herman 2006, p. 175
Untitled: ("There come long days when the soul turns sick") 21 There come long days when the soul turns sick Fantasy Tales Summer 1987 An Outworn Story Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308); BritishP (Herman 2006, p. 184) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 191
Untitled: ("There is a misty sea beneath the earth") 6 There is a misty sea beneath the earth A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 A Misty Sea Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, p. 185
Untitled: ("There is a sea and a silent moon") 16 There is a sea and a silent moon The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 The Ghost Ocean Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 304) Lord 1976, p. 304
Herman 2006, p. 171
Untitled: ("There is a strangeness in my soul") 60 There is a strangeness in my soul Rhymes of Death 1975 Ecstasy Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 303); shares some stanzas with "A cringing woman's lot is hard" Lord 1976, p. 303
Herman 2006, p. 166
Untitled: ("There once was a wicked old elf") 5 (limerick) There once was a wicked old elf The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated (Herman 2006, p. 232); PDL Herman 2006, p. 232
Untitled ("There was a thing of the shadow world") 28 There was a thing of the shadow world The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Shadow Thing Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 310); From:T Untitled, begins "As he approached the two..." (Lord 1976, p. 310)/(Herman 2006, p. 203) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 203
Untitled ("There was a young girl from Siberia") 15 There was a young girl from Siberia Desire and Other Erotic Poems 1989 Limericks to Spank By Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 305); Three 5-line limericks (Herman 2006, p. 181) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 181
Untitled ("There was an old dick whose name was Stiff") 2 4-line ditties for a total of 8 lines There was an old dick whose name was Stiff THE LAST OF THE TRUNK OCH BREV I URVAL Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. March 1929; contained in the untitled story "Hatrack!"; titled with the first line in COLLECTED POETRY
Untitled ("There were three lads who went their destined ways") 53 There were three lads who went their destined ways The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated (Herman 2006, p. 232); PDL Herman 2006, p. 232
Untitled ("There's a bell that hangs in a hidden cave") 24 There's a bell that hangs in a hidden cave Bran Mak Morn — The Last King 2001 The Bell of Morni Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 153
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled ("There's a calling and a calling and a calling") 8 There's a calling and a calling A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("There's a calling and a calling and a calling") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 156
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled ("There's an isle far away on the breast of the sea") 24 There's an isle far away on the breast of the sea The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 232); PDL Herman 2006, p. 232
Untitled ("They break from the pack") 24 They break from the pack and seek their own track A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untamed Avatars Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 217
Untitled: ("They came to a village which lay / Within a king's domains ...") 27 They came to a village which lay / Within a king's domains The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 The Search Mnemonic reconstructionV of "The Search" by Edgar Lee Masters; Letter:K Robert W. Gordon, February 4, 1925; NOT INCLUDED IN COLLECTED POETRY
Untitled ("They cast her out of the court of the king") 44 They cast her out of the court of the king Chacal #2 Spring 1977 Daughter of Evil Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. September 1930 (Herman 2006, p. 160); Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 160
Untitled ("They gave me a dollar and thirty cents") 30 They gave me a dollar and thirty cents when they let me outa my cell Shadows of Dreams 1989 Song of a Fugitive Bard Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. June 1928) Herman 2006, p. 207
Untitled ("They matched me up that night") 24 They matched me up that night The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. June 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 233); PDL Herman 2006, p. 233
Untitled ("They were there, in the distance dreaming") 4 They were there, in the distance dreaming Dear HPL: Letters, Robert E. Howard to H.P. Lovecraft, 1933-1936 2002 Letter:K H. P. Lovecraft, April 23, 1933 (Herman 2006, p. 233) Herman 2006, p. 233
Untitled ("This is a young world") This is a young world The Right Hook,I vol. 1, #3 1925 Herman 2006, p. 233
Untitled: ("This is the tale of a nameless fight") 1,046 This is the tale of a nameless fight The Ballad of King Geraint 1989 The Ballad of King Geraint Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 301); Title provided by Lenore Preece (Herman 2006, p. 153); Letter:K Harold Preece, January 4, 1930 (Herman 2006, p. 153) Lord 1976, p. 301
Herman 2006, p. 153
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: ("This is the tale the Kaffirs tell") 28 This is the tale the Kaffirs tell as the tints of twilight melt Fantasy Tales Winter 1983 "The Zulu Lord" Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314); BritishP (Herman 2006, p. 242) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 242
Untitled: ("Thomas Fitzgerald, Shane O'Neill") 24 Thomas Fitzgerald, Shane O'Neill Black Harps in the Hills A shorter version of the 53-line "Black Harps in the Hills"; Letter:K Harold Preece, c. March 1929, a version (Herman 2006, p. 154) Lord 1976, p. 299
Herman 2006, p. 154
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
Untitled: ("Thorfinn, Thorfinn, where have you been?") 36 Thorfinn, Thorfinn, where have you been? Weirdbook #13 1978 The Return of the Sea-Farer Lord 1976, p. 309
Herman 2006, p. 196
Untitled: "A Thousand Years Ago" 21 I was a chief of the Chatagai Night Images 1976 Untitled: ("I was a chief of the Chatagai") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 311) Lord 1976, p. 311
Herman 2006, p. 214
Untitled: ("A thousand years ago great Genghis reigned") 4 A thousand years ago great Genghis reigned A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Krakorum Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 305); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 305); An introduction by Howard states that he was 17 when he wrote this poem (Herman 2006, p. 178) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 178
Untitled ("A thousand years, perhaps, have come and gone") 32 A thousand years, perhaps, have come and gone Up John Kane! and Other Poems 1977 When Death Drops Her Veil Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 313) Lord 1976, p. 313
Untitled: ("Through the mists of silence there came a sound") 9 Through the mists of silence there came a sound Yesteryear #4 Oct 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. February 1929 (Herman 2006, p. 233) Herman 2006, p. 233
Untitled: ("'Throw out that Red!' they cried ...") 4 "'Throw out that Red!' they cried ..." The Collected Letters Of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923–1929 2007 Throw out that Red! Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1929
Untitled: ("Thus in my mood I love you") 30 Thus in my mood I love you Omniumgathum October 1976 To a Woman (3)N; The Tide Pen name: Patrick HowardO (Lord 1976, p. 299) Herman 2006, p. 214
Untitled: ("Thus in my mood I love you") 30 Thus in my mood I love you To a Woman (3)N; The Tide Very similar to THE TIDE—-the last two lines of "Tide" have been truncated; some punctuational differences, one word changed, and third and fourth lines of each verse are combined in a single line Lord 1976, p. 299
Herman 2006, p. 216
Untitled: ("The Tide") 30 Thus in my mood I love you To a Woman (3)N; The Tide Untitled: ("Thus in my mood I love you") Very similar to THE TIDE—-the last two lines of "Tide" have been truncated; some punctuational differences, one word changed, and third and fourth lines of each verse are combined in a single line Lord 1976, p. 299
Herman 2006, p. 216
Untitled: ("The times, the times ...") 14 The times, the times ... The New Howard Reader #5 Mar 1999 Written on the endpapers of a copy of Beau Geste (Herman 2006, p. 233) Herman 2006, p. 233
Untitled: ("Tingle, jingle, dingle, tingle") 23 Tingle, jingle, dingle, tingle, hear my brazen tones A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Little Bell of Brass Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 305) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 182
Untitled: To a Woman 30 Thus in my mood I love you (3)N; The Tide; Untitled: ("Thus in my mood I love you") Very similar to THE TIDE—-the last two lines of "Tide" have been truncated; some punctuational differences, one word changed, and third and fourth lines of each verse are combined in a single line Lord 1976, p. 299
Herman 2006, p. 216
Untitled: ("To Harry the Oliad Men") 12 When the first winds of summer the roses brought Omniumgathum 1976 Untitled: ("When the first winds of summer") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 216
Untitled: ("Toast to the British!") 6 Toast to the British! Damn their souls to Hell. The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. August–September 1927 (Herman 2006, p. 233); PDL Herman 2006, p. 233
Untitled: ("Topaz seas and laughing skies") 4 Topaz seas and laughing skies A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Sea-Chant Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 310) Lord 1976, p. 310
Herman 2006, p. 202
Untitled: ("The towers stand recorders") 16(?) The towers stand recorders The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter, vol. 1, #2 Nov 2007 The Builders (3) Herman 2006, p. 156
Untitled: The Trail of Gold 8 Come with me to the Land of Sunrise A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("Come with me to the Land of Sunrise") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 312); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 217
Untitled: "Trail's End" 4 Ho, for a trail that is bloody and long A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("Ho, for a trail that is bloody and long") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 312); Possibly incomplete (Lord 1976, p. 312); From:T Untitled, begins "As he approached..." (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 217
Untitled: ("Tread not where stony deserts hold") 4 Tread not where stony deserts hold Dark Things 1971 The House in the Oaks; The Children of the Night Third of the three verses from "The House In The Oaks" (with "An Open Window" and "Arkham"). Originally from an early draft of "The Children of the Night", attributed to fictitious poet Justin Geoffrey. Replaced in the final version with two lines from "The Gates of Damascus" by James Flecker, this poem was added by Derleth to his version of "The House in the Oaks"; titled with the first line in COLLECTED POETRY. Herman 2006, p. 157 Herman 2006, p. 157
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: ("The tribes of men rise up and pass") 4 The tribes of men rise up and pass Weirdbook #13 1978 Only a Shadow on the Grass Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 190
Untitled: ("'Turn out the light.'") 14 "Turn out the light." I raised a willing hand Desire and Other Erotic Poems 1989 Desire Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 303) Lord 1976, p. 303
Herman 2006, p. 162
Untitled: ("'Twas twice a hundred centuries ago") 9 'Twas twice a hundred centuries ago A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Now and Then Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, pp. 188–189
Untitled: ("Under the grim San Saba hills") 60 Under the grim San Saba hills A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Lost Mine; The Lost San Saba Mine Letter:K H. P. Lovecraft, April 23, 1933 (Herman 2006, p. 182) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 182
Untitled Untamed Avatars 24 They break from the pack and seek their own track A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("They break from the pack") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 217
Untitled: ("Up over the cromlech") 6 Up over the cromlech and down the rath A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Phantoms Gather Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 192
Untitled: ("Up with the curtain, lo, the stage is set") 14 Up with the curtain, lo, the stage is set The Howard Collector #17 Autumn 1972 On With the Play Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 182) Lord 1976, p. 182
Herman 2006, p. 190
Untitled: ("The warm veldt spread beneath the tropic sun") 84 The warm veldt spread beneath the tropic sun A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Chief of the Matabeles Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 302)/(Herman 2006, p. 157); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 157
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: Warning, A(2)N (partial version) 16 You have built a world of paper and wood The Howard Collector #5 Summer 1964 Untitled: ("You have built a world of paper and wood") Letter:K August Derleth, May 9, 1936 (Herman 2006, p. 237); Share lines with version 1 (Herman 2006, p. 237) Lord 1976, p. 191
Herman 2006, p. 237
Untitled: "Was I There?" 10 I, was I there A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("I, was I there") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 313) Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 237
Untitled: ("We are the duckers of crosses") 20 We are the duckers of crosses The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource parody of "We Are the Music Makers"
Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, April 14, 1926(Herman 2006, p. 234); PDL
Herman 2006, p. 234
Untitled: ("We are they") 28 Magazine of Horror #34 Fall 1970 A Song of Defeat Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 187) Lord 1976, p. 187
Herman 2006, p. 208
Untitled: ("We reap and bind the bitter yield") 4 We reap and bind the bitter yield The Howard Collector Autumn 1972 Harvest Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 176) Lord 1976, p. 176
Herman 2006, p. 173
Untitled: ("We, the winds that walk the world") 64 We, the winds that walk the world A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Winds That Walk the World Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 240
Untitled: ("We're a jolly good bunch of bums") 4 We're a jolly good bunch of bums A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Code Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 158
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Untitled: ("What's become of Waring") 8 What's become of Waring The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. Fall 1927 (Herman 2006, p. 234); PDL; Parody of "Waring" by Robert Browning Herman 2006, p. 234
Untitled: "When Death Drops Her Veil" 32 A thousand years, perhaps, have come and gone Up John Kane! and Other Poems 1977 Untitled: ("A thousand years, perhaps, have come and gone") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 313) Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 238
Untitled: ("When I was a youth") 12 When I was a youth, a deep craving for truth A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 When I Was a Youth Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 313) Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 238
Untitled: When Men Were Bold 19 Now hark to this tale of long ago A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("Now hark to this tale of long ago") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 313); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 313); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 313) Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 238
Untitled: ("When Napoleon down in Africa") 13 When Napoleon down in Africa Austin, vol. 3, no. 1 May 1992 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, June 8, 1923 (Herman 2006, p. 235); Distributed as part of REHUPA #115 (Herman 2006, p. 235) Herman 2006, p. 235
Untitled: ("When the first winds of summer") 12 When the first winds of summer the roses brought Omniumgathum 1976 To Harry the Oliad Men Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 216
Untitled: "When the Glaciers Rumbled South" 12 I cut my teeth on toil and pain The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Untitled: ("I cut my teeth on toil and pain") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 313) Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 238
Untitled: "When the Gods Were Kings" 16 Where the jungle lies dank, exuding Spoor Anthology #1 1974 Untitled: ("Where the jungle lies dank, exuding") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 238
Untitled: ("When wolf meets wolf") 4 The Golden CaliphI
The Last Celt
1922/1923
1976
When Wolf Meets Wolf An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 190); Conflict:M Lord (1976, p. 190), The Last Celt, 1976/Herman (2006, p. 239), The Golden Caliph, 1922/3 Lord 1976, p. 190
Herman 2006, p. 239
Untitled: ("When you were a set-up and I was a ham") 44 When you were a set-up and I was a ham REH FIGHT MAGAZINE #2 (Chpbk.) Letter: K Tevis Clyde Smith, May 24, 1925; probably inspired by Langdon Smith's "Evolution" (a.k.a. "When you were a tadpole and I was a fish"), cited in the November 4, 1923, letter to Tevis Clyde Smith)
Untitled: "Where Are Your Knights, Donn Othna?" 32 Now that the kings have fallen The Howard Collector #11 Spring 1969 Untitled: ("Now that the kings have fallen") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 191) Lord 1976, p. 191
Herman 2006, p. 239
Untitled: ("Where the jungle lies dank, exuding") 16 Where the jungle lies dank, exuding Spoor Anthology #1 1974 When the Gods Were Kings Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 238
Untitled: Who is Grandpa Theobold? 19 Cities brooding beneath the seas The Howard Collector #6 Spring 1965 Lines To Lovecraft; Untitled: ("Cities brooding beneath the seas") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 191); Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1931 (Herman 2006, p. 240) Lord 1976, p. 191
Herman 2006, p. 240
Untitled: "Who Is Grandpa Theobald?" (verse heading) 4 Let it rest with the ages mysteries The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: 1930-1932 Oct 2007 Lines To Lovecraft; Untitled: ("Let it rest with the ages mysteries") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1931 (Herman 2006, p. 225);Not actually written by Howard, but a quote from WHERE CANNIKANS CLINKED by Charles Nichols Webb, which, to confuse matters, Robert Louis Stevenson also cited in a poem Herman 2006, p. 225
Untitled: "Who Shall Sing of Babylon?" 43 High the towers and mighty the walls, oh, proud-crested sons of Babylon A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("High the towers and mighty the walls") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 240
Untitled: ("Wide and free ranging") 7 Wide and free ranging A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 The Desert Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 161
Untitled: ("The wild bees hum") 8 The wild bees hum in the tangled vines A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Land of the Pioneer Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 305); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 305) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 179
Untitled: "Winds of the Sea, The" (1) 14 Over the hills the winds of the seas A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 N Untitled: ("Over the hills the winds of the seas") (1) Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 240
Untitled: "Winds of the Sea, The" (2)N 16 Over the hills the winds of the seas The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: ("Over the hills the winds of the seas") (2)N Herman 2006, p. 240
Untitled: ("The Winds That Walk the World") 64 We, the winds that walk the world A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("We, the winds that walk the world") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 240
Untitled: ("The wine in my cup is bitter dregs") 44 The wine in my cup is bitter dregs Shadows of Dreams 1989 A Song from an Ebony Heart Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. November 1928) Herman 2006, p. 207
Untitled: ("A wizard who dwelt by Drumnakill") 4 A wizard who dwelt by Drumnakill A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Mystic Lore Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, p. 187
Untitled: ("Wolf on the height") 14 Wolf on the height Always Comes Evening 1957 Song of the Pict Flag of Canada "Song of the Pict" From:T Men of the Shadows (Lord 1976, p. 188); Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 188) Lord 1976, p. 188
Herman 2006, p. 209
Untitled: ("The women come and the women go") 24 The women come and the women go Slayer, The
A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems
2002 The Slayer Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 205); PDL Herman 2006, p. 205
Untitled: ("The world goes back to the primitive, yea") 4 The world goes back to the primitive, yea The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. January 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 235) Herman 2006, p. 235
Untitled: ("The world has changed") 72 The world has changed A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Mankind Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, p. 183
Untitled: ("The world is rife, say I") 8 The world is rife, say I A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Freedom Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 304) Lord 1976, p. 304
Herman 2006, p. 169
Untitled: ("The years are as a knife") 42 The years are as a knife against my heart Magazine of Horror #19 Jan 1968 The Years Are as a Knife Lord 1976, p. 192
Herman 2006, p. 241
Untitled: ("You have built a world of paper and wood") 16 You have built a world of paper and wood The Howard Collector #5 Summer 1964 Warning, A (2)N Letter:K August Derleth, May 9, 1936 (Herman 2006, p. 237); Share lines with version 1 (Herman 2006, p. 237) Lord 1976, p. 191
Herman 2006, p. 237
Untitled: ("You lolled in gardens where breezes fanned ...") 92 You lolled in gardens where breezes fanned A Song of the Naked Lands (chapbook) 1973 A Song of the Naked Lands Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 188) Lord 1976, p. 188
Herman 2006, p. 209
Untitled: ("The Zulu Lord") 28 This is the tale the Kaffirs tell as the tints of twilight melt Fantasy Tales Winter 1983 Untitled: ("This is the tale the Kaffirs tell") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314); BritishP (Herman 2006, p. 242) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 242
Untitled: ("Zululand") 28 That is no land for weaklings, no land for coward or fool A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: (" That is no land for weaklings") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 242
"Up, John Kane!" 23 Up, John Kane, the grey night's falling Up John Kane! and Other Poems 1977 Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 236
Howard 2008, p. x
Up over the cromlech ... 6 Up over the cromlech and down the rath A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("Up over the cromlech ..."); Phantoms Gather, The Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 308) Lord 1976, p. 308
Herman 2006, p. 192
"Up with the curtain, lo, ..." 14 Up with the curtain, lo, the stage is set The Howard Collector #17 Autumn 1972 On With the Play; Untitled ("Up with the curtain, lo, ...") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 182) Lord 1976, p. 182
Herman 2006, p. 190
Vampire n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Victory 48 Red fires in the North are glowing bright Night Images 1976 Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 236
Viking of the Sky, The 80 The skies are red before me Austin, vol. 3, no. 3 Nov 1992 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated (Herman 2006, p. 236); Distributed as part of REHUPA #118 (Herman 2006, p. 236) Herman 2006, p. 236
Viking's Trail 22 From the sullen cliffs and the grim fiords Verses in Ebony 1975 Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 236
Viking's Vision 44 A white sea was flowing, a bitter wind was blowing The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Viking's Vision, A Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 236
Vision, A 32 Long glaives of frozen light crawled up and down Startling Mystery Stories Fall 1967 Black Mass Lord 1976, p. 190
Herman 2006, p. 236
Visions 8 I cannot believe in a paradise The Howard Collector #16 Spring 1972 Wikisource logo Wikisource Lord 1976, p. 190
Herman 2006, p. 236
Voices of the Night [poem cycle] 134 1. The blind black shadows reach inhuman arms / 2. Now in the gloom the pulsing drums repeat / 3. Ten million years beyond the sweep of Time / 4. The great black tower rose to split the stars / 5. A roar of battle thundered in the hills The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Echoing Shadows; Iron Harp, The A group of five poems: "The Voices Waken Memory" (24 lines); "Babel" (19 lines); "Laughter in the Gulfs" (18 lines); "Moon Shame" (34 lines); and "A Crown for a King" (39 lines); Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated, beginning "The Seeker thrust ..."; Does NOT include the individual poem "The Iron Harp," which is, confusingly, the fourth poem in the BLACK DAWN cycle! Lord 1976, p. 174
Herman 2006, p. 166
Voices Waken Memory, The 24 The blind black shadows reach inhuman arms The Fantasy Fan Sep 1934 A Drum Begins to Throb; Out of the Deep Wikisource logo Wikisource PDL; Part 1 of the Voices of the Night cycle Lord 1976, p. 190
Herman 2006, p. 237
Wanderer, The 12 I wandered through a forest land A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Incomplete, only the first eleven lines survive (Lord 1976, p. 313) Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 237
The Wanderlust n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
War to the Blind 16 War is thunder of unseen feet Fantasy Crossroads #4/5 Aug 1975 Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 237
"The warm veldt spread ..." 84 The warm veldt spread beneath the tropic sun A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Chief of the Matabeles, The; Untitled ("The warm veldt spread ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 302)/(Herman 2006, p. 157); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 157
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Warning, A (1)N 24 I come in the wail of the broken skies Echoes from an Iron Harp 1972 Share lines with version 2 (Herman 2006, p. 237) Lord 1976, p. 191
Herman 2006, p. 237
Warning, A (2)N 16 You have built a world of paper and wood The Howard Collector #5 Summer 1964 Untitled ("You have builded a world of paper and wood") Letter:K August Derleth, May 9, 1936 (Herman 2006, p. 237); Share lines with version 1 (Herman 2006, p. 237) Lord 1976, p. 191
Herman 2006, p. 237
Warning to Orthodoxy, A 36 Frozen crust that a hoof cuts through Shadows of Dreams 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. July 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 237) Herman 2006, p. 237
Was I There? 10 I, was I there A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("I, was I there") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 313) Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 237
We are the duckers of crosses 20 We are the duckers of crosses The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: We are the duckers of crosses Wikisource logo Wikisource parody of "We Are the Music Makers" Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, April 14, 1926(Herman 2006, p. 234); PDL Herman 2006, p. 234
"We are they" 28 We are they Magazine of Horror #34 Fall 1970 Song of Defeat, A; Untitled ("We are they") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 187) Lord 1976, p. 187
Herman 2006, p. 208
"We reap and bind the bitter yield" 4 We reap and bind the bitter yield The Howard Collector Autumn 1972 Harvest; Untitled ("We reap and bind the bitter yield") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 176) Lord 1976, p. 176
Herman 2006, p. 173
Weakling, The 14 I died in sin and forthwith went to Hell A Robert E. Howard Memorial: June 13–15, 1986 1986 Wikisource logo Wikisource Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 238
Weird Ballad, A 25 The werewolf came across the hill Shadows of Dreams 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. April 1932 (Herman 2006, p. 238) Herman 2006, p. 238
"We're a jolly good bunch of bums" 4 We're a jolly good bunch of bums A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Code; Untitled ("We're a jolly good bunch of bums") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 158
Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
West 4 West to the halls of Belshazzar A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 238
What is Love? The Right HookI vol. 1, #2 1925 Herman 2006, p. 238
What's become of Waring? 8 What's become of Waring The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Untitled: What's become of Waring Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. Fall 1927 (Herman 2006, p. 234); PDL; Parody of "Waring" by Robert Browning Herman 2006, p. 234
Wheel of Destiny, The 12 The day of man's set doom is come A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Doom Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 238
When Arthur Rides Again n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
When Death Drops Her Veil 32 A thousand years, perhaps, have come and gone Up John Kane! and Other Poems 1977 Untitled ("A thousand years, perhaps, have come and gone") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 313) Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 238
When I Was a Youth 12 When I was a youth, a deep craving for truth A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("When I was a youth") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 313) Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 238
When I Was in Africa 21 When I was down in Africa, in Africa, in Africa A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 313) Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 238
When Men Were Bold 19 Now hark to this tale of long ago A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("Now hark to this tale of long ago") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 313); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 313); Unfinished (Lord 1976, p. 313) Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 238
When Napoleon down in Africa 13 When Napoleon down in Africa Austin, vol. 3, no. 1 May 1992 Untitled: When Napoleon down in Africa Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, June 8, 1923 (Herman 2006, p. 235); Distributed as part of REHUPA #115 (Herman 2006, p. 235) Herman 2006, p. 235
"When the first winds of summer ..." 12 When the first winds of summer the roses brought Omniumgathum 1976 To Harry the Oliad Men; Untitled ("When the first winds of summer ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 312) Lord 1976, p. 312
Herman 2006, p. 216
When the Glaciers Rumbled South 12 I cut my teeth on toil and pain The Ghost Ocean and Other Poems of the Supernatural 1982 Untitled ("I cut my teeth on toil and pain") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 313) Lord 1976, p. 313
Herman 2006, p. 238
When the Gods Were Kings 16 Where the jungle lies dank, exuding Spoor Anthology #1 1974 Untitled ("Where the jungles lay dank, exuding") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 238
When Wolf Meets Wolf 4 When wolf meets wolf The Golden CaliphI
The Last Celt
1922/1923
1976
Untitled ("When wolf meets wolf") An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 190); Conflict:M Lord (1976, p. 190), The Last Celt, 1976/Herman (2006, p. 239), The Golden Caliph, 1922/3 Lord 1976, p. 190
Herman 2006, p. 239
"When you were a set-up and I was a ham" 44 When you were a set-up and I was a ham REH FIGHT MAGAZINE #2 (Chpbk.) September 1990 Untitled: ("When you were a set-up and I was a ham") Letter: K Tevis Clyde Smith, May 24, 1925; probably inspired by Langdon Smith's "Evolution" (a.k.a. "When you were a tadpole and I was a fish"), cited in the November 4, 1923, letter to Tevis Clyde Smith)
Whence Cometh Erlik? Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter Volume 6 Number 3 2012 An untitled poem from the Glenn Lord collection
Where Are Your Knights, Donn Othna? 32 Now that the kings have fallen The Howard Collector #11 Spring 1969 Untitled ("Now that the kings have fallen") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 191) Lord 1976, p. 191
Herman 2006, p. 239
"Where the jungles lay dank, exuding" 16 Where the jungle lies dank, exuding Spoor Anthology #1 1974 When the Gods Were Kings; Untitled ("Where the jungles lay dank, exuding") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 238
Which Will Scarcely Be Understood 45 Small poets sing of little, foolish things Weird Tales Oct 1937 Flag of Canada "Which Will Scarcely Be Understood" Lord 1976, p. 191
Herman 2006, p. 239
Howard 2008, p. x
Whispers 16 I was born in a lonesome land Shadows of Dreams 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1930 (Herman 2006, p. 239) Herman 2006, p. 239
Whispers on the Nightwinds 12 "I would ride on the winds, I would soar like a gull Shadows of Dreams 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. April 1930 (Herman 2006, p. 239) Herman 2006, p. 239
White Thunder 24 I was a child in Cornwall where the mountains meet the shore Singers in the Shadows 1970 Lord 1976, p. 191
Herman 2006, p. 240
Who is Grandpa Theobold? 19 Cities brooding beneath the seas The Howard Collector #6 Spring 1965 Untitled ("Cities brooding beneath the seas") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 191); Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1931 (Herman 2006, p. 240) Lord 1976, p. 191
Herman 2006, p. 240
Untitled: "Who Shall Sing of Babylon?" 43 High the towers and mighty the walls, oh, proud-crested sons of Babylon A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled: ("High the towers and mighty the walls") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 240
Whoopansat of Humorous Kookooyam, The 96 Rise, seize your clothes, prepare yourself for flight Risque Stories #2 Oct 1984 A parody of Omar Khayyam (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 240
"Wide and free swings the desert ..." 7 Wide and free swings the desert, far as reaches the eye A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Desert, The; Untitled ("Wide and free ranging ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 302); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 302) Lord 1976, p. 302
Herman 2006, p. 161
"The wild bees hum ..." 8 The wild bees hum in the tangled vines A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Land of the Pioneer; Untitled ("The wild bees hum ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 305); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 305) Lord 1976, p. 305
Herman 2006, p. 179
Winds of the Sea, The (1)N 14 Over the hills the winds of the seas A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("Over the hills the winds ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 240
Winds of the Sea, The (2)N 16 Over the hills the winds of the seas The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Herman 2006, p. 240
Winds That Walk the World, The 64 We, the winds that walk the world A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("We, the winds that walk the world") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 240
"The wine in my cup is bitter dregs ..." 44 The wine in my cup is bitter dregs Shadows of Dreams 1989 Song from an Ebony Heart, A Untitled ("The wine in my cup is bitter dregs ...") Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith; c. November 1928) Herman 2006, p. 207
Witch, The 28 We set a stake amid the stones Singers in the Shadows 1970 Lord 1976, p. 191
Herman 2006, p. 240
"A wizard who dwelt in Drumnakill" 4 A wizard who dwelt by Drumnakill A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Mystic Lore; Untitled ("A wizard who dwelt in Drumnakill") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, p. 187
"Wolf on the height" 14 Wolf on the height Always Comes Evening 1957 Untitled: "Song of the Pict"; Untitled: ("Wolf on the height") Flag of Canada "Song of the Pict" From:T Men of the Shadows (Lord 1976, p. 188); Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 188) Lord 1976, p. 188
Herman 2006, p. 209
The women come and the women go 24 The women come and the women go A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Slayer, The; Untitled: The women come and the women go Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. December 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 205); PDL Herman 2006, p. 205
Word from the Outer Dark, A 24 My ruthless hands still clutch at life Kadath #1 1974 Song from the Outer Dark, A Pen name: Patrick HowardO (Lord 1976, p. 299) Lord 1976, p. 299
Herman 2006, p. 240
The world goes back to the primitive, yea 4 The world goes back to the primitive, yea The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Untitled: The world goes back to the primitive, yea Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. January 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 235) Herman 2006, p. 235
"The world has changed" 72 The world has changed A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Mankind; Untitled ("The world has changed") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 306); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 306) Lord 1976, p. 306
Herman 2006, p. 183
"The world is rife, say I" 8 The world is rife, say I A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Freedom; Untitled ("The world is rife, say I") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 304) Lord 1976, p. 304
Herman 2006, p. 169
Worshippers, The 24 Man who looks from the shadows with eyes like the seas of night A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 240
Years Are as a Knife, The 42 The years are as a knife against my heart Magazine of Horror #19 Jan 1968 Untitled ("The years are as a knife ...") Lord 1976, p. 192
Herman 2006, p. 241
Yesterdays 30 At the dawning of Time when the world was young A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Herman 2006, p. 241
Yodels of Good Sneer to the Pipple, Damn Them 24 We are the buttock shakers The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. November 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 241); PDL; Parody of "We Are the Music-Makers" by Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy Herman 2006, p. 241
"You have built a world of paper and wood" 16 You have built a world of paper and wood The Howard Collector #5 Summer 1964 Warning, A (2)N; Untitled ("You have built a world of paper and wood") Letter:K August Derleth, May 9, 1936 (Herman 2006, p. 237); Share lines with version 1 (Herman 2006, p. 237) Lord 1976, p. 191
Herman 2006, p. 237
"You lolled in gardens where breezes fanned" 92 You lolled in gardens where breezes fanned A Song of the Naked Lands 1973 Song of the Naked Lands, A; Untitled ("You lolled in gardens where breezes fanned") Originally untitled (Lord 1976, p. 188) Lord 1976, p. 188
Herman 2006, p. 209
Young Corbett n/a n/a LostU Thom, Herman & Woods, § C
Young Johnny 48 Young Johnny's been on sea The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929 Jun 2007 https://maxhunter.missouristate.edu/songinformation.aspx?ID=1404 Mnemonic reconstructionV of an old folk song ; Letter:K Robert W. Gordon, February 4, 1925; third and fourth lines of the second stanza were omitted, and later included in REH's February 15, 1926 letter to Gordon; NOT INCLUDED IN COLLECTED POETRY
Young Lockanbars 36 Oh, young Lockanbars has come out The Golden CaliphI
The Last Celt
1922-1923
1976
An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 192); Conflict:M Lord (1976, p. 190), The Last Celt, 1976/Herman (2006, p. 239), The Golden Caliph, 1922/3 Lord 1976, p. 192
Herman 2006, p. 241
Young Wife's Tale, A 24 My husband's brother's wife is a woman I fear and hate Risque Stories #5 Mar 1987 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. June 1928 (Herman 2006, p. 241) Herman 2006, p. 241
Youth Spoke — Not in Anger 2)N 24 They bruised my soul with a proverb The Howard Collector #18 Autumn 1973 Life (2) Wikisource logo Wikisource Letter:K R. H. Barlow, June 14, 1934 (Herman 2006, p. 181) Lord 1976, p. 179
Herman 2006, p. 181
Zukala's Hour 48 High in his dim, ghost haunted tower Singers in the Shadows 1970 Lord 1976, p. 192
Herman 2006, p. 241
Zukala's Jest 26 The gods brought a Soul before Zukala Whispers #5 Nov 1974 Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 241
Zukala's Love Song 80 Along the sky my chariot ran Weird Tales #302 Fall 1991 Zukala's Mating Song Some lines published in The Dark Barbarian (1984) (Herman 2006, p. 241) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 241
Zukala's Mating Song Zukala's Love Song Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 241
Zulu Lord, The 28 This is the tale the Kaffirs tell as the tints of twilight melt Fantasy Tales Winter 1983 Untitled ("This is the tale the Kaffirs tell ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314); BritishP (Herman 2006, p. 242) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 242
Zululand 28 That is no land for weaklings, no land for coward or fool A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems 2002 Untitled ("That is no land for weaklings ...") Tentative titleB (Lord 1976, p. 314); An early workC (Lord 1976, p. 314) Lord 1976, p. 314
Herman 2006, p. 242

Poem cycles

In addition to stand-alone poems, Howard also wrote cycles of poetry.

Title Lines Opening line Place of publication Publication date Alternative title(s) Source text Notes References
Black Dawn 105 A black moon nailed against a sullen dawn / The gods have said: "Life is a mystic shrine." / Mohammed, Buddha, Moses, Satan, Thor! / They sell brown men for gold in Zanzibar / Break down the world and mold it once again! Black Dawn 1972 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, c. March 1929 (Herman 2006, p. 154); Each poem was untitled in the original letter, but the titles were listed in a later manuscript found in 1985 (Herman 2006, p. 154). Lord 1976, p. 171
Herman 2006, p. 154
Thom, Herman & Woods, § B
1. Shadows
2. Clouds
3. Shrines
4. The Iron Harp (2)N
5. Invocation
Echoing Shadows The Iron Harp (1)N, Voices of the Night Lord 1976, p. 174
Herman 2006, p. 166
Etchings In Ivory (1)N 148 words + 1,001 words + 1,795 words + 331 words + 904 words + 579 words, for a total of 4,758 words Let no man read here who lives only in the world about him. / This is a dream that comes to me often. / Surely it was in decadent Athens—in marble-throned Athens of Sophocles in the Periclean Age. / There is a gate whose portals are of opal and ivory, and to this gate I went one silent twilight ... / The tang of winter is in the air and in the brain of me. / I knelt in a great cavern before an altar which sent up in everlasting spirals a slender serpent of white smoke. / Etchings In Ivory (Chapbook) 1968 A brief collection of "prose-poems."
untitled introduction (148 words)
1. Flaming Marble(not to be confused with the verse poem of the same name) (1,001 words)
2. Skulls and Orchids (1,795 words)
3. Medallions in the Moon (331 words)
4. The Gods that Men Forget (904 words)
5. Bloodstones and Ebony (579 words)
Iron Harp, The (1)N 24 + 19 + 18 + 34 + 39 lines, for a total of 134 1. The blind black shadows reach inhuman arms / 2. Now in the gloom the pulsing drums repeat / 3. Ten million years beyond the sweep of Time / 4. The great black tower rose to split the stars / 5. A roar of battle thundered in the hills The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval Mar 2007 Voices of the Night; Echoing Shadows Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, undated (Herman 2006, p. 175); ..."; Does NOT include the individual poem "The Iron Harp," which is, confusingly, the fourth poem in the BLACK DAWN cycle! Herman 2006, p. 175
1. Out of the Deep (a.k.a. The Voices Waken Memory)
2. Babel
3. Laughter in the Gulf
4. Moon Shame
5. A Crown for a King
The Mysteries 4 + 2 + 8 lines for a total of 14 Baal, lord Baal, of the ebon throne / God of the gods, high, most high! See these rods! Hear our cry! / Her face was white, the naked girl they sat Yesteryear #4 October 1989 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. February 1929 Herman 2006, p. 211
1."The Invocation"
2. The Chorus of the Chant
3. The Sacrifice
Sonnets Out of Bedlam Five 14-line sonnets for a total of 70 lines At birth a witch laid on me monstrous spells / I dreamed a stony idol striding came / I swam below the surface of a lake / The walls of Luxor broke the silver sand / Hinged in the brooding west a black sun hung Herman 2006, p. 211
1. The Singer in the Mist
2. The Dream and the Shadow
3. The Soul-Eater
4. Haunting Columns
5. The Last Hour
Three Sketches 24 + 34 + 30 for a total of 88 lines You stole niggers, John Brown / Your only excuse, Abe Lincoln / I hesitate to name your name The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: 1930–1932 2007 Letter:K Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. May 1932 Herman 2006, p. 211
1. John Brown
2. Abe Lincoln
3. "John Kelley"
Voices of the Night Echoing Shadows; The Iron Harp (1)N Herman 2006, p. 236

Notes

Further explanations
  • ^A These publications/dates indicate where and when these headings were first published independently of the works to which they were originally attached. (Lord 1976, p. 106)
  • ^B These tentative titles were used by Glenn Lord as a means to identify the poems where no original title was available. (Lord 1976, pp. 106–107)
  • ^C An early work is defined as one believed to have been written before 1924. (Lord 1976, p. 107)
Notes on publications
  • ^D The Tattler was the newspaper of Brownwood High School. (Lord 1976, p. 107)
  • ^E The Cross Plains Review is the weekly newspaper for Cross Plains, Texas. (Lord 1976, p. 107)
  • ^F The Yellow Jacket is the newspaper of Howard Payne College. (Lord 1976, p. 107)
  • ^G The Daniel Baker Collegian was the newspaper of Daniel baker College of Brownwood; the college has since merged with Howard Payne College. (Lord 1976, p. 107)
  • ^H The Junto was a literary travelogue circulated from member to member on a mailing list from 1928 to 1930. (Lord 1976, p. 341)
  • ^I The Golden Caliph (1922 or 1923, one issue) and The Right Hook (1925, three issues) were amateur magazines created by Robert E. Howard and Tevis Clyde Smith as teenagers. (Herman 2006, pp. 407 & 427)
  • ^J The Progress was published by Cross Plains High School.
Notes on short hand
  • ^K All or part of these poems are from or were included in a letter from Robert E. Howard to some recipient (the date is either the explicit date on the letter, an approximate dating of the letter where possible or else simply marked undated). e.g. "Letter: Tevis Clyde Smith, June 23, 1926" indicates that the poem is from a letter to Tevis Clyde Smith dated June 23, 1926.
  • ^L These poems are in the public domain in the United States and any country where the Rule of the Shorter Term applies. (Herman 2007, Poems)
  • ^M With these poems, two or more sources give different publications and dates of the first appearance. e.g. "Conflict: Lord (1976, p. 186), The Howard Collector, 1962/Herman (2006, p. 204), The Junto, 1929" indicates that Lord (1976, p. 186) states first publication as The Howard Collector (published in 1962), while Herman (2006, p. 204) states first publication as The Junto (published in 1929). Always listed with the earliest date first.
  • ^N Howard sometimes used the same title more than once, or the same title has been attached to untitled works by others. In these cases the poems have been numbered to distinguish them. e.g. "(2)" following the title indicates that this the second poem with the same name.
  • ^O These poems were published under a pen name. e.g. "Pen name: Patrick Howard" indicated that the poem was published under the pen name Patrick Howard.
  • ^P These poems were first published in a non-American publication. e.g. "French" indicates that it was first published in a French book or magazine.
  • ^R These poems are attributed to "Justin Geoffrey," a fictional poet Howard created for his fiction.
  • ^S These poems were originally used as epigraphs, heading chapter and whole stories, in works of prose fiction. This list shows where they were printed separately from the prose. e.g. "Epigraph: The Phoenix on the Sword" indicates that the poem was used as an opening in the short story The Phoenix on the Sword.
  • ^T These poems were part of a different work, usually prose fiction, but were not used to open the work or head chapters. This list shows where they were printed separately from the main work, if at all. e.g. "From: Men of the Shadows" indicates that this poem was originally included in, or part of, the short storyMen of the Shadows.
  • ^U Poems with these titles are on record but no known copy exists today.

See also

References

Bibliographies

  • Lord, Glenn, ed. (1976), The Last Celt, New York, NY: Berkley Windhover Books, ISBN 978-0-425-03630-3
  • Herman, Paul (2006), The Neverending Hunt, Wildside Press, ISBN 978-0-8095-6256-5
  • Thom, William; Herman, Paul; Woods, Todd, "Alphabetic list of verse titles", Howard Works

Other sources