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"The One Black Stain" (poem, first draft,
untitled)
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"The One Black Stain" (poem, second draft)
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"The
One Black Stain" (poem, final draft)
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Untitled ("The stars beat up . . .")
"The Mate of the Sea" (poem, early untitled draft)
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"The Mate of the Sea" (poem, later titled
draft)
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"Black Mass" (poem, titled final draft)
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"Black Mass" (poem, 1st published version,
no draft)
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"The Tower of Zukala" (poem, titled
final draft)
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"The Tower of Zukala"
(poem, 1st published version, no draft)
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Notes on the Texts
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Notes
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A sampling of early poetry drafts.
All of the poems come from Howard's original typescripts and carbons with
the following exceptions:
"Black Mass", first published version, is from STARTLING MYSTERY STORIES,
Fall 1967.
"The Tower of Zukala", first published version, is from Glenn Lord's provided
retype, as used in A RHYME OF SALEM TOWN AND OTHER POEMS, REH Foundation,
2007.
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Not available
for individual sale.
Prepared as a gift for Legacy Circle members of the Robert E. Howard
Foundation.
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