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Always Comes Evening

Robert E. Howard

First published 1957
Series Robert E. Howard - Poetry Collections
Publisher Arkham House
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Cover art Frank Utpatel
Pages x+86
Price $3.00

Collection of 60 poems, edited by Glenn Lord. The 1977 edition includes a new introduction by Glenn Lord replacing both of the introductions in the 1957 edition. The order of the poems was also rearranged and one additional poem, "A Crown for a King" was added.


Edited by Glenn Lord, and financed by him. Limited edition of 636 copies. 100 of these copies do not have the title or author's name on the spine. Subtitled "The Collected Poems of Robert E. Howard". At the time of publication, this publication contained all of the known poetry by Howard. "The Voices Waken Memory" and "Babel" are grouped under the heading "Voices of the Night". "The Scarlet Citadel" contains four short poems. "Queen of the Black Coast" contains five parts, each from "The Song of Belit".

Year Reviewer Publication
1958 Anthony Boucher The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1958
1978 Paul C. Allen Thrust, #11, Fall 1978
1978 L. Sprague de Camp Amra V2n68, July 1978
1999 S. T. Joshi Weird Tales, Summer 1998-Summer 1999

Page Title Author(s) Type
3 Always Comes Evening Robert E. Howard Poem
5 The Poets Robert E. Howard Poem
7 The Singer in the Mist Robert E. Howard Poem
8 Solomon Kane's Homecoming Robert E. Howard Poem
11 Futility ("Golden goats on a hillside black ...") Robert E. Howard Poem
12 The Song of the Bats Robert E. Howard Poem
13 The Moor Ghost Robert E. Howard Poem
14 Recompense Robert E. Howard Poem
16 The Hills of Kandahar Robert E. Howard Poem
17 Which Will Scarcely Be Understood Robert E. Howard Poem
19 Haunting Columns Robert E. Howard Poem
20 The Last Hour Robert E. Howard Poem
21 Ships Robert E. Howard Poem
22 The King and the Oak Robert E. Howard Poem
24 The Riders of Babylon Robert E. Howard Poem
25 Easter Island Robert E. Howard Poem
26 Moon Mockery Robert E. Howard Poem
27 Shadows on the Road Robert E. Howard Poem
29 The Soul-Eater Robert E. Howard Poem
30 The Dream and the Shadow Robert E. Howard Poem
31 The Ghost Kings Robert E. Howard Poem
32 Desert Dawn Robert E. Howard Poem
33 An Open Window Robert E. Howard Poem
34 The Song of a Mad Minstrel Robert E. Howard Poem
36 The Gates of Nineveh Robert E. Howard Poem
37 Fragment ("And so his boyhood wandered into youth...") Robert E. Howard Poem
39 The Harp of Alfred Robert E. Howard Poem
40 Remembrance Robert E. Howard Poem
41 Crete Robert E. Howard Poem
42 Forbidden Magic Robert E. Howard Poem
43 Black Chant Imperial Robert E. Howard Poem
44 A Song Out of Midian Robert E. Howard Poem
46 Arkham Robert E. Howard Poem
47 The Voices Waken Memory Robert E. Howard Poem
48 Babel Robert E. Howard Poem
49 Song at Midnight Robert E. Howard Poem
50 The Ride of Falume Robert E. Howard Poem
52 Autumn Robert E. Howard Poem
53 Dead Man's Hate Robert E. Howard Poem
55 One Who Comes at Eventide Robert E. Howard Poem
56 To a Woman ("Though fathoms deep you sink me in the mold...") Robert E. Howard Poem
57 Emancipation Robert E. Howard Poem
58 Retribution Robert E. Howard Poem
60 Chant of the White Beard Robert E. Howard Poem
61 Rune Robert E. Howard Poem
63 The Road of Azrael Robert E. Howard Poem
64 Song of the Pict Robert E. Howard Poem
65 Prince and Beggar Robert E. Howard Poem
67 Hymn of Hatred Robert E. Howard Poem
67 Invective Robert E. Howard Poem
68 Men of the Shadows Robert E. Howard Poem
70 Babylon Robert E. Howard Poem
71 Niflheim Robert E. Howard Poem
73 The Heart of the Sea's Desire Robert E. Howard Poem
74 Laughter in the Gulfs Robert E. Howard Poem
75 A Song of the Don Cossacks Robert E. Howard Poem
76 The Gods of Easter Island Robert E. Howard Poem
77 Nisapur Robert E. Howard Poem
78 Moon Shame Robert E. Howard Poem
80 The Tempter Robert E. Howard Poem
82 Lines Written in the Realization That I Must Die Robert E. Howard Poem
83 Kings of the Night Robert E. Howard Poem
83 Red Blades of Black Cathay Robert E. Howard Poem
83 The Pool of the Black One Robert E. Howard Poem
84 The Phoenix on the Sword Robert E. Howard Poem
85 The Scarlet Citadel Robert E. Howard Poem
86 Queen of the Black Coast Robert E. Howard Poem
vii Foreword (Always Comes Evening) Glenn Lord Essay
viii Introduction (Always Comes Evening) Dale Hart Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Always Comes Evening Cover 1977 Underwood-Miller Hardcover Collection Keiko Nelson 110
Always Comes Evening Cover 1977 Underwood-Miller Hardcover Collection Keiko Nelson 110