In his time Aleister Crowley was known as the wickedest man alive, however, perhaps he should have claimed more notoriety for his dubious poetry. In “Happy Dust”, a paean to one of Crowley’s favourite vices, his enthusiasm overreaches his stylistic ability - but perhaps he was partaking in a little too much happy dust himself.
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