The Outpost

"The Outpost" is a poem by the late American author H. P. Lovecraft.
== Synopsis ==
The thirteen four-line stanzas describe how a Zimbabwean monarch, whilst travelling the wilds of his kingdom, happens across an unexplored veldt where the alien Fishers from Outside have established a lair. The king returns to his palace and forever after is afraid to sleep without the fires burning bright.
== Publication History ==
* Fantasy Magazine (1934)
* Spaceways (1940)
* Beyond the Wall of Sleep (1943)
* Collected Poems (1963)
* The World of H. P. Lovecraft (1971)
* Fungi from Yuggoth and Other Poems (1971, 2016)
* The Fantastic Poetry (1990)
* The Ancient Track: The Complete Poetical Works of H. P. Lovecraft (2001)
Category:H. P. Lovecraft works
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