Editor of Forgotten Ground Regained (https://alliteration.net), a website devoted to modern English alliterative verse. If you like Beowulf, or Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, or Tolkien's Fall of Arthur or Sigurd and Gudrun, you're in for a treat.
Faramir appreciation time! Matthew Dickerson, "A Good King", in the Summer 2026 issue of Forgotten Ground Regained alliteration.net/poetry/a-goo... #tolkien #jrrtolkien #fanfic #fanfiction #poem #alliterative #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommnity #faramir
A Good King, a Tolkien fan poem by Matthew DickersonStories often speak of stalwart heroes / men of the sword, merciless slayers, / fearless in battle, both fierce and bold ...alliteration.netTolkien fan poetry by @dgplacenames.bsky.social. In Scots. In alliterative verse. alliteration.net/poetry/a-sel... #tolkien #jrrtolkien #fanfic #fanfiction #alliterative #Scots #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity
A Selcouth Tree, a Tolkien fan poem in modern Scots by Colin MackenzieHeich abune the unhamelt grun / 'mang the mony mithril brenches / leemin, gowden grew the flooers ...alliteration.net
I **think** I agree with you (my big beef about many of the best known translations is how they obscure the wit and wry irony of the original. Makes me wonder how you'd like my ongoing online version (89 done. Wotjing on the ending) alliteration.net/poetry/sggk/
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Translating the Middle English poem into modern alliterative verse.This ongoing translation by Paul D. Deane takes the classic Middle English poem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by the anonymous Pearl Poet and sets it in modern alliterative verse.alliteration.netWho knows what tales the Witch-Kings supporters told, to justify their loyalty? Quincy Lehr, "From the Tale of the Sad King", in the Summer 2026 issue of Forgotten Ground Regained alliteration.net/poetry/from-... #tolkien #jrrtolkien #middleearth #angmar #witch-king #fanfic #fanfiction #poem
From "The Tale of the Sad King"The Sad King sailed from the sunset lands, / the Western winds whipping the masts / as the far shore fell into the foaming distance ...alliteration.net...But long winters, horrible highways, huge mosquitoes, and no mountains—these are not too high a price to pay for a place that’s got few rattlesnakes and is free of Orcs. Joseph Mathias, "Middling Earth", Forgotten Ground Regained, Summer 2026 alliteration.net/poetry/middling-earth/ #poetry
Middling Earth, a poem in alliterative verse by Joseph MatthiasWest over the waters that whelmed the shores / of Atalante in ancient days, / where Valinor stood once in vast Aman, / now lies a newer, less noble land ...alliteration.net
Well, I've followed all the other cool kids ("baaaa!") and have now created a substack. I'm starting off with adding several hard-hitting posts on SFF from my blog ... this one's a classic, so if you haven't seen it yet, have at it! DEFENDING DEL REY BOOKS: open.substack.com/pub/stratofa...
Defending Del Rey BooksThe Misunderstood Heroopen.substack.comWhat do orcs dream of? Cliff Jones, "Marching Orders", in the Summer 2026 issue of Forgotten Ground Regained alliteration.net/poetry/march... #tolkien #jrrtolkien #fanfic #fanfiction #poem #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #orc #lotr #silmarillion
Marching Orders, a Tolkien fan poem by Cliff Jones Jr.My captain says "March!" My company does. / Our maker commands that our minds be subdued. / But who is my maker? And how was I formed? ...alliteration.netA poem I recently revised ... alliteration.net/poetry/house... #alliterative #poem #poetry #alliterativeverse #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets
Housebreaker: A poem in alliterative verse by Paul DeaneI woke without light – / I sensed, not alone; / half-rose, reaching out, / pulse rushing ...alliteration.net
Well, National Carousel Day was Sunday but we were so busy working on it I forgot to post :) But I can finally share the center scenery panels, they turned out gorgeous! My concepts brought to life in collaboration with talented painter and friend Laura Lawson (IG: @laurajlawson). #SkyhorseCarousel
Who knows what is hidden under the sea? (Especially in Tolkien's Middle Earth!) alliteration.net/poetry/the-a... #tolkien #jrrtolkien #fanfic #fanfiction #poem #alliterative #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #doggerland #beleriand #silmarillion #archeology
The Archeology of Doggerland and Old Beleriand Alike, a Tolkien fan poem by Savannah HorrellThe dredgers drag along the floor, / siphon silt to spew upon the lee / to reinforce the eastern shore / from ice eroding far to the north ...alliteration.net
I forgot to share this a few days ago. Any Tolkien fans here? I wrote an alliterative poem that got into issue 11 of Forgotten Ground Regained, and I'm rather proud of it. #poetry #poetsky
Marching Orders, a Tolkien fan poem by Cliff Jones Jr.My captain says "March!" My company does. / Our maker commands that our minds be subdued. / But who is my maker? And how was I formed? ...alliteration.netEven wights have a backstory. Chris Bolland, "The Wight", in the Summer 2026 issue of Forgotten Ground Regained. alliteration.net/poetry/the-w... #tolkien #jrrtolkien #fanfic #fanfiction #poem #alliterative #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity
The Wight, a pome in alliterative verse by Chris BollandHark! And hear of / He who journed far / Through winter pale and water cold. / A fiend who fought with /alliteration.net"The Song of Shadows" or: Avari elves encounter a proto-Ringwraith, in the Summer 2026 issue of Forgotten Ground Regained alliteration.net/poetry/the-s... #tolkien #jrrtolkien #silmarillion #avari #elves #ringwrait #lotr #fanfic #fanfiction #poem #alliterative #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity
The Song of Shadows: An Alliterative Fanfic Epic Set in the East of Middle Earth... Their bright brands glanced on a gleaming coronet / Which flashed in the flame like a subterranean star: / And its rose-red ruby like a captive king / Lay enfolded in flowers of molded mithril ...alliteration.netNate Beeton, "Farewell to Bëor", a Tolkien fan poem in the Summer issue of Forgotten Ground Regained. alliteration.net/poetry/farew... #tolkien #jrrtolkien #fanfic #fanfiction #silmarillion #beor #alliterative #poem #alliteration #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommnity
Farewell to Bëor, a Tolkien fan poem by Nate BeetonAmong the banished Beor won fame; / oath he offered to Earwen's son, / loyalty unlooked-for ...alliteration.netYesteday, July 28th was the birthday of Gerard Manley Hopkins. A poet par excellence. alliteration.net/poetry/pied-...
Pied Beauty -- An alliterating poem in sprung rhythm, by Gerard Manley HopkinsGlory be to God for dappled things ... Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches' wings ...alliteration.net
