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calalo's review against another edition
4.0
Es un error repasar los mitos dejando de lado los cantos de locura y maldiciones del Necronomicon. El libro maldito está ahí afuera, solo unas copias ocultas en recovecos invisibles al hombre. Afortunadamente, Lovecraft transcribió para nosotros los versos profanos que tuvo la desgracia de contemplar. Lo cierto es que "Los hongos de Yuggoth"comparten los momentos más grotescos y cacofonías literarias de los mitos, en especial los 36 sonetos que llevan el titulo de la colección que son un festín de rítmica que da un encanto por lo desagradable particular, elevando la apreciación del libro como un todo. Eso sí en el idioma original, pues las traducciones acertadas en su mayoría, empiezan acercarse a una tonalidad más seria, incluso formal donde se pierde combustible para potenciar la imaginación. A pesar de lo irregular de los demas poemas, esto son los que merecen una mirada lasciva de goce: El lago de la pesadilla, Desesperación, Providence, El Eidolon,El bosque, El horror de Yule y Por dónde un día paso Poe.
statelyelmslibrarian's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
wcullen65's review
3.0
The poem cycle itself is, although dated, quite intriguing in and of itself. A great way to get another angle on Lovecraft.
laydownyoursoul's review
3.0
Really interesting collection of poems. Enjoyed the Poe influence in Bride of the Sea and direct tribute in In a Sequester’d Providence Churchyard Where Once Poe Walk’d. Really cool seeing cosmic horror poetry and narrative sonnets, as well as some lighter and even positive poems such as Nostalgia, from an author who is known for the opposite.
hikio123's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
A short collections of short poems. It was a fun read, fast to do, and each poem was going through the eyes of a person that went from earth to the mysterious world of the elder gods from the lovecraft mythos.
Personally not a massive fan of poetry, which I wasn't aware this way when I started reading it, but it was a fun read nonetheless, with the same cosmic horror to expect from Lovecraft.
Personally not a massive fan of poetry, which I wasn't aware this way when I started reading it, but it was a fun read nonetheless, with the same cosmic horror to expect from Lovecraft.
jeffhall's review against another edition
3.0
This is a decent small collection of Lovecraft poetry, featuring the famous sonnet cycle and a handful of other pieces from throughout his writing career. The editor provides introductory commentary, which is worthwhile if not very original.
carlosernesto's review against another edition
3.0
This little volume (edited by August Derleth) brings together a sampling of H.P. Lovecraft's better poetry. While I've often heard the opinion that Lovecraft's poetry is quite poor, reading this gave me the impression that's not an entirely fair. If there's one weakness to HPL's poetry, it's his archaism. This is especially true of the earlier works, where Lovecraft indulges his most Edwardian inclinations. The later poetry, beginning with The Ancient Track, while still somewhat old fashioned in style captures a pleasant weird vibe. Especially worthwhile is "The Fungi From Yuggoth," which features thirty-six different sonnets. Some are little scary stories in their own right, while others aim more for the sense of the numinous that often accompanies the horrible in HPL's fiction. While Lovecraft is arguably not the best weird poet of his era--that title would probably go to Clark Ashton Smith--I would argue he's worth reading for anyone in seeing this curious overlap betwixt the poetic and the uncanny.
ronweston's review against another edition
5.0
This volume presents the 36 sonnets that make up Lovecraft's Fungi from Yuggoth sonnet cycle, along with eight other poems to broadly give a contextualized view of Lovecraft as poet. A much too small a representation to do that I'm afraid. These sonnets are Lovecraft's most well-known poems, though not necessarily his best poems. The other poems rounding out this collection are "Unda; or, The Bride of the Sea," an untitled drinking song from the short story "The Tomb," "Nemesis," "Psychopompos," "The Outpost," "The Ancient Track," "In a Sequester'd Providence Churchyard where Once Poe Walk'd" and "To Clark Ashton Smith, Esq., upon His Phantastick Tales, Verses, Pictures, and Sculptures." Contributions of editor and annotator Finn J.D. John consists of a brief overview of Lovecraft as poet, a description of the modified sonnet form Lovecraft used in his cycle, and minimal comments on the other poems included. I really saw no annotations. An appreciation of these poems certainly can be enhanced if they are read aloud. Recorded versions of most of the poems are available, some version much better than others.
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