Livestream - H.P. Lovecraft, Radical Leftist (10/30/20)

Recently I learned that H.P. Lovecraft had undergone a surprising and dramatic political transformation in the final years of his brief life. I wanted to read from a few of Lovecraft's letters and discuss his views on capitalism, socialism, the influence of the profit motive on artistic expression, and cats. In these letters from the last several years of his life, his notorious racism seems to fade, and he explicitly rejects the reactionary, fascistic political ideology he held prior to 1931. He critiques capitalism, speaks glowingly of Marx, and warns us that our only options are socialism or barbarism. @waldenpod Discord  Lovecraft Country - Champagne Sharks [Soundcloud] Lovecraft Letters: 1937, Catherine Moore  1936, 1937 Arthur Sechrist  1934, Helen Barlow  Lovecraft Audiobooks: Dagon  The Call of Cthulhu  At the Mountains of Madness  The Shadow Over Innsmouth  The Cats of Ulthar