Futility ("Golden goats on a hillside black ...")
| First published | November 1937 |
|---|---|
| Type | Poem |
First published in Weird Tales, November 1937.
Sometimes referred to as version 1 of the 2 poems with this title written by Howard.
Nearly identical to Howard's poem "Moonlight on a Skull", with only a handful of word changes.
Sometimes referred to as version 1 of the 2 poems with this title written by Howard.
Nearly identical to Howard's poem "Moonlight on a Skull", with only a handful of word changes.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1937 |
|
Weird Tales, November 1937 | Popular Fiction Publishing Co. | MAGAZINE | 631 |
| 1947 |
|
Dark of the Moon: Poems of Fantasy and the Macabre | Arkham House | Anthology | 370 |
| 1947 |
|
Dark of the Moon: Poems of Fantasy and the Macabre | Arkham House | Anthology | 370 |
| 1957 |
|
Always Comes Evening: The Collected Poems of Robert E. Howard | Arkham House | Collection | 11 |
| 1963 |
|
The Howard Collector, #4 Summer 1963 | Glenn Lord | FANZINE | 24 |
| 1969 | Dark of the Moon: Poems of Fantasy and the Macabre | Books for Libraries Press | Anthology | 370 | |
| 1975 |
|
Rhymes of Death | Dennis McHaney | Collection | 26 |
| 1975 |
|
Rhymes of Death | Dennis McHaney | Collection | 26 |
| June 1977 |
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Always Comes Evening | Underwood-Miller | Collection | 42 |
| June 1977 |
|
Always Comes Evening | Underwood-Miller | Collection | 42 |
| March 1987 |
|
Chants de guerre et de mort | Néo | Collection | 58 |
| March 1987 |
|
Chants de guerre et de mort | Néo | Collection | 59 |
| April 1988 |
|
Chants de guerre et de mort | Néo | Collection | 55 |
| April 1988 |
|
Chants de guerre et de mort | Néo | Collection | 54 |
| March 2006 |
|
The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: August 1934-September 1954 | Girasol Collectables | Collection | 472 |
| March 2006 |
|
The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: August 1934-September 1954 | Girasol Collectables | Collection | 472 |
| March 2006 |
|
The Midtown Trestler Special, #2 March 2006 | Tom Foster | FANZINE | [7] |
| 2009 |
|
Black Hounds of Death | Wildside Press | Collection | 187 |
| January 2009 |
|
The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard | The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press | Collection | 165 |
| April 2009 |
|
The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard | The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press | Collection | 165 |
| August 2009 |
|
The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard | The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press | Collection | 165 |
| March 2010 |
|
The Singer in the Mist & Others | Stanza Press | Collection | 22 |
| July 2011 |
|
Black Hounds of Death | Wildside Press | Collection | |12 |
| July 2015 |
|
Black Hounds of Death | Wildside Press | Collection | |
| 2019 | Weird Tales (disc 4, part 1) | Anthology | 631|43005631 |