The Book of Jade

David Park Barnitz was a decadent poet who published one obscure volume before his untimely death at the age of 23. H.P. Lovecraft hailed Barnitz as “a vivid decadent.” “The Book of Jade” is a fantastic work of weird poetry, focused on death, madness, and other dark themes. Hear about Barnitz’ short life, the critical response to his poetry, and his connection to York, PA. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is a PayPal.me link - you can change the number 25 in the URL to any amount: https://www.paypal.me/timothyrenner/25 Strange Familiars merch: https://www.strangefamiliars.com/merch Our Strange Familiars / Lost Grave etsy shop has art, books, patches, t-shirts, and more ... including original art done for Strange Familiars: https://lostgrave.etsy.com Follow us on Whatnot: https://whatnot.com/invite/strangefamiliars Episode 477 notes and links: Strange Familiars is sponsored by BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/STRANGEPOD Episode artwork by Timothy. Martyn Bates’ music: https://ambivalentscale.bandcamp.com https://martynbates.bandcamp.com Strange Familiars Curiosity of the Week #123: Kopp’s Baby’s Friend bottle This item can be purchased in our etsy shop: https://lostgrave.etsy.com/listing/1753610642 Please support Kiya.Life and their work at Pine Ridge. KIYA.LIFE: https://kiya.life Lancaster Conservancy: https://www.lancasterconservancy.org Protect Cuff’s Run: https://www.lancasterconservancy.org/protect-cuffs-run/ Riverbend Comics: https://www.riverbendcomics.com Riverbend Comics Instagram: @riverbendcomics Timothy’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Timothy-Renner/e/B072X44SD5 Chad’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNB7MSJ2F1SRBPcQsEFLnvg (make sure to subscribe to Chad’s channel, Ruck Rabbit Outdoors.) Chad’s etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RuckRabbitOutdoors To help with the Capuchin Day Center’s work with the homeless you can donate here: https://www.capuchindaycentre.ie and here: https://www.cskdetroit.org Maynard’s GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/maynard-walk-again Contact us via email at: [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/strangefamiliars Join the Strange Familiars Gathering group on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/strangefamiliars/ instagram: @strangefamiliars http://www.strangefamiliars.com Intro and background music by Stone Breath. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.com The closing song is The Singing Corpse by Stone Breath (featuring Martyn Bates) from Cryptids: https://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/album/cryptids Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/strange-familiars/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices