Duel of Songs

J.R.R. Tolkien was an avid poet, and poetry filled his stories, from his first tentative imaginings in The Book of Lost Tales to the songs we all know by heart from The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. As April is National Poetry Month, it seems fitting to spend the month looking at Tolkien's poems and those by other authors based on his works.

This month, we encourage our authors to try their hand at poetry based on Tolkien's works. Not sure where to begin? The WORDshop has links to pages about dozens of poetic forms. Try a triolet, a tritina, or a tanka. Make us laugh over limericks and sigh over sonnets! Or maybe you tend to skip the poems in the books (don't worry, a lot of us do!) and want a refresher course? PoemHunter.com has much of Tolkien's poetry in one spot.

And, of course, don't forget to check out the poems by our SWG authors.

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Finrod's Promise by Himring

Finrod Felagund is rather more hopeful than his sister Galadriel.

A re-mix of Galadriel's Namarie (the English version), supposed to be spoken by Finrod.

It is up to the reader to decide who he is addressing.

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Tears for the Fallen by pandemonium_213

Melkor considers a flower.  

Written for International Poetry Month, April 2010.

MEFA 2010.  Winner, First Place; Genres: Poetry: Drama.

 

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The Dancers by Elleth

A ghostly night long after the fall of Gondolin. 'Poetry'.

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Philosophia to Philomythus and Misomythus by pandemonium_213

For The Duel of Songs challenge: a counterpoint to Tolkien's Mythopoeia.

MEFA 2008: First Place, Poetry, General.

 

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Love Poem by oshun

In the interests of being a good member of a community that has chosen to observe National Poetry Month and the risk of great personal embarrassment, I present my humble effort in two blessedly short verses. So, before I lose my courage, I offer my view, tin-ear and all, on what I see as the greatest almost-canon love story of The Silmarillion. (Implied slash.)

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Teler by Dawn Felagund

After the Darkening of Valinor, a Telerin Elf looks back at the days of light. For National Poetry Month.

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