A Couple of 2009 H.P. Lovecraft Memorials

The Ides of March yesterday marked the 72nd anniversary of H.P. Lovecraft's passing from this earth. His memory was marked by an unknowable amount of secret reminiscing, readings, and small gatherings across the country and beyond. The day of Lovecraft's death was also remembered online in several notable posts in the blogosphere. Kind words and exposes of previous Lovecraft memorials have graced the internet in these articles:

• "Today H.P. Lovecraft Died (1937):" Fred Sanders of "The Scriptorium" has written a well thought piece on the literary impression of Lovecraft through his most significant intellectual force: Cosmicism. His notion that every day was the Ides of March for HPL is a significant one. Until the appearance of arguably more grim scribes of bleakness like Thomas Ligotti, Lovecraft's position as the master proponent of a careless, cold, and chaotic cosmos reigned supreme. Sanders' mixture of theology, philosophy, and Lovecraft's mind is a great read.
• "Lovecraft Death Notice: Tryout, Spring, 1937:" Chris Perridas, the collector and cataloger of the most obscure bits of Lovecraftian ephemera found online, has shared a rare item indeed. A short work by C.W. Smith--one of HPL's older friends and correspondents--was published immediately after the author's death in March, 1937, offering us a rare glimpse of genuine grief from those who actually knew Lovecraft. Though it seems Smith forgot Lovecraft's middle name, his terse eulogy emanates a sharp wound that is impossible to replicate by anyone living today.

-Grim Blogger