Maybe because not only is H.P. Lovecraft NOT considered a poor writer (I have heard his work described as a bit florid and wordy, but never poor) but one of the most influential genre writers of his time. read more
Contemporary French writer Michel Houellebecq wrote a literary biography of Lovecraft called H. P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life. Prolific American writer Joyce Carol Oates wrote an introduction for a collection of Lovecraft stories. read more