This three-volume boxed set compiles nearly 250 poems by J.R.R. Tolkien, spanning seven decades, including over 70 previously unpublished works and excerpts from his Middle-earth epics.
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This three-volume boxed set compiles nearly 250 poems by J.R.R. Tolkien, spanning seven decades, including over 70 previously unpublished works and excerpts from his Middle-earth epics.
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"J.R.R. Tolkien aspired to be a poet in the first instance, and poetry was part of his creative life no less than his prose, his languages, and his art. Although Tolkien’s readers are aware that he wrote poetry, if only from verses in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, its extent is not well known, and its qualities are underappreciated. Within his larger works of fiction, poems help to establish character and place as well as further the story; as individual works, they delight with words an...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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No sexual content present
Violence & gore
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Minor references to battles and peril in fantasy poems; no graphic depictions
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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Brief mentions of ale or pipe-weed in light-hearted verses
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation
Religious content
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Subtle mythological themes echoing Christian influences in some poems
Magic & witchcraft
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Fantasy magic and enchantments in mythological verses; not framed as occult
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Occasional anti-industrialization sentiments in nature-themed poems
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Minor allusions to war suffering or mythical cruelty in epic poems
Other
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