| Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien | |
| Rosalind Ramage | |
|---|---|
| Poem Information | |
| Written | 1963 |
| Revised | 1964 |
| Published | The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien |
| Subject(s) | Rosalind Ramage |
Rosalind Ramage refers to a poem written by J.R.R. Tolkien. The poem was "written for an American girl named Rosalind Ramage who had written Tolkien a fan letter in October 1964". Tolkien submitted the poem, together with "The Dragon's Visit" and "Once upon a Time", for publication in Winter's Tales for Children 1. Due to lack of space, only the two latter poems were included in the children's anthology.[1] The facsimil of the letter with the poem was included in Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth,[2] but the poem itself remained unpublished until it was included in The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Poem excerpt
One spring afternoon,
like a baloon
far Rosalind
was blown by the wind,
till she was high
up in the sky.
See also
References
- ↑ Douglas A. Anderson, "The Mystery of Lintips" 22 July 2013, Tolkien and Fantasy, accessed 23 July 2013
- ↑ Catherine McIlwaine (ed.), Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth, "Poem, 'Rosalind Ramage'", pp. 96-97