Ebony and Crystal

Ebony and Crystal, published in 1922 by Clark Ashton Smith, is a collection of poetry that transcends the mundane world, exploring realms of extraordinary beauty and cosmic strangeness. Smith, a prominent figure in the Weird Tales genre and a contemporary of H.P. Lovecraft, employs a rich and opulent vocabulary to depict vivid landscapes populated by gods, daemons, and surreal horrors. This collection is notable for its long poem, 'The Hashish-Eater; or, the Apocalypse of Evil,' which exemplifies Smith's unique vision and artistic repudiation of contemporary life.