H.P. Lovecraft - John Hay Library at Brown University - Providence, Rhode Island
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The 100th anniversary of supernatural horror writer H.P. Lovecraft's birth is commemorated with a plaque in his hometown of Providence, Rhode Island. The opening lines of his sonnet "XXX. Background" from "Fungi from Yuggoth" are presented.
Waymark Code: WM15C33
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2021
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From the series of thirty-six sonnets by supernatural horror writer H.P. Lovecraft "Fungi from Yuggoth", the opening lines to XXX. Background are presented on a cast metal plaque in front of the John Hay Library at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Howard Phillips Lovecraft
(1890 - 1937)
U.S. Author
I never can be tied to raw new things,
For I first saw the light in an old town,
Where from my window huddled roofs sloped down
To a quaint harbor rich with visionings.
Streets with carved doorways where the sunset beams
Flooded old fanlights and small window-panes,
And Georgian steeples topped with gilded vanes -
These are the sights that shaped my childhood dreams.
Dedicated on the Centennial of his birth
August 20, 1990
by
The City of Providence
Brown University
and
Friends of H.P. Lovecraft
For background information on the entire sequence which tells of "...a person who obtains an ancient book of esoteric knowledge that allows one to travel to other planets and strange parts of the universe", see: The H.P. Lovecreaft Wiki.
Address:
John Hay Library
Brown University
34 Prospect Street
Providence, RI 02904
USA
Website: [Web Link]
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