J. R. R. Tolkien's "When Spring Unfolds the Beechen Leaf"
- Author
- Sean Johnson
- Published
- Mon 14 Apr 2025
- Episode Link
- https://dailypoempod.substack.com/p/j-r-r-tolkiens-when-spring-unfolds
Today’s poem is sometimes known as “Song of the Ent and the Entwife” because, though Tolkien tinkered with it for more than a decade, it did not take its final form until he decided to adapt it for inclusion in The Lord of the Rings. Happy reading!
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