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Are Tolkien’s poems overrated?

posted 4 years ago by MovieBuff224 (5053)
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They seem sort of trite and repetitive. Some are good but most are just “decent” and seem like something you’d see on an inspirational poster.

[–] nyctc7 (43591) 4 years ago

I find his stuff too much from the mind of the overeducated writer.

[–] MovieBuff224 (5053) 4 years ago

Yeah exactly

[–] FredBurroughs (21447) 4 years ago

[–] BullSchmidt (3189) 4 years ago

[–] Quasimodo (16388) 4 years ago

The Tom Bombadildo ones are x-rated.

[–] Kowalski (75524) 4 years ago

I THINK YOU COPY THESE MORE "EDUCATED" POST QUIRIES FROM ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB TO DILLUTE YOU NORMAL SELF PENNED SICKNESS.🙂

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

no idea

[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 3 years ago

I skipped the poems in the books, I do in any book. Don't judge me!