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NZ Strider
Rivendell
Jan 9 2013, 11:19am
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W.H. Auden, for what it's worth,
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liked "Frodo's Dreme" (aka "The Sea Bell" -- Nr. 15 in The Adventures of Tom Bombadil) according to Letter Nr. 295, though one may suspect that Auden was being polite. I think that Squire hits the nail on the head when he says that Tolkien was good at metrical forms rather than at writing poetry; I would, however add that Tolkien had the misfortune to write in an age when there was very little interest amongst critics in metrical forms. Another age might have paid more attention to his poetry and might have valued his mastery of form for its own sake.
In my opinion, Tolkien's compositions in alliterative verse (e.g. the "Lay of the Children of Hurin" in Lays of Beleriand) are better than those in modern rhyming verse; but hardly any modern critic is interested in alliterative verse.
(Just poking my nose in cautiously to see if the oak panelling has been polished recently; if the leather easy chairs are still nice and comfy; and if the books on the shelves still have nice leather bindings and gilt-edged pages. Yes, yes, all seems in order.)
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Tolkien's poetry
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nothinglikethesun9
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Jan 7 2013, 5:22pm
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And...
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nothinglikethesun9
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Jan 8 2013, 2:02am
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"If you start thinking [about Tolkien], you’ve got to stop reading."
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squire
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Jan 8 2013, 2:39am
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AS Byatt's books
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CuriousG
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Jan 8 2013, 10:41am
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I don't know -
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geordie
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Jan 9 2013, 12:15pm
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POSSESSION may allude to Tolkien's poetry.
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N.E. Brigand
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Jan 9 2013, 1:28pm
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W.H. Auden, for what it's worth,
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NZ Strider
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Jan 9 2013, 11:19am
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Woot!
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squire
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Jan 9 2013, 11:32am
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OMG.
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N.E. Brigand
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Jan 9 2013, 1:16pm
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Someone?
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Jan 10 2013, 1:42am
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Quick reply to all...
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NZ Strider
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Jan 11 2013, 5:42pm
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WNEBCFTPFY! //
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 12 2013, 5:24am
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Corey Olsen analyzes the song of the Ent and the Entwife.
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N.E. Brigand
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Jan 9 2013, 1:41pm
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