2005 Author Reviews for
Llinos

I must admit that before I met Llinos I had no proper appreciation for poetry. I admit that for years I even skipped over most of the good Professor?s poems in the books. Because she has a real passion and thorough understanding of the form, an incredible talent for writing, and not to mention that she seems to know by heart just about every poem or song ever written, Llinos has been able to teach me how to find pleasure in poetry. Hearing her recite or sing Tolkien?s poems and songs has made them interesting to me at last and has brought me a new level of enjoyment to re-readings of the books, something that I would not have thought possible. I enjoy the poems that she authors very much! She seems to be able to write any sort of poem a reader could wish for, written in any voice at all. Her award winning poem ?The Lay of Peregrin Took? is written in Legolas?s voice, and is a very long, epic lay that fits perfectly in Baylor?s universe as intended. One of her entries this year, ?Galadriel?s Lay?, is an hysterical take on the form, and was judged good enough to take first prize in the adult category at this year?s Fellowship Festival in London, where such lifelong Tolkien fans as John Howe and Alan Lee were among the judges. Her ?Denethor Limericks? are hysterically funny, and her ?Father?s Day Card From Faramir? inspired. Her tributes to Tolkien?s eleventy-first birthday consist of a fine dancing on the table Shire drinking song written and sung by Merry and Pippin, and a solemn straightforward poem written and recited proper-like by Sam. She is quick to write lovely poems as gifts, both completely original and adaptations of other poems, and I will never forget one personalised for me based on ?Ozymandias? by Shelley. She even writes her drabbles in rhyme and some of these can be found at HASA. There is not one type of poem that Llinos cannot write, and in my opinion, write well. Some come to her easily, some are painful and require days of thoughtful effort, but in the end the finished product will be wonderful.

I must admit that before I met Llinos I had no proper appreciation for poetry. I admit that for years I even skipped over most of the good Professor?s poems in the books. Because she has a real passion and thorough understanding of the form, an incredible talent for writing, and not to mention that she seems to know by heart just about every poem or song ever written, Llinos has been able to teach me how to find pleasure in poetry. Hearing her recite or sing Tolkien?s poems and songs has made them interesting to me at last and has brought me a new level of enjoyment to re-readings of the books, something that I would not have thought possible. I enjoy the poems that she authors very much! She seems to be able to write any sort of poem a reader could wish for, written in any voice at all. Her award winning poem ?The Lay of Peregrin Took? is written in Legolas?s voice, and is a very long, epic lay that fits perfectly in Baylor?s universe as intended. One of her entries this year, ?Galadriel?s Lay?, is an hysterical take on the form, and was judged good enough to take first prize in the adult category at this year?s Fellowship Festival in London, where such lifelong Tolkien fans as John Howe and Alan Lee were among the judges. Her ?Denethor Limericks? are hysterically funny, and her ?Father?s Day Card From Faramir? inspired. Her tributes to Tolkien?s eleventy-first birthday consist of a fine dancing on the table Shire drinking song written and sung by Merry and Pippin, and a solemn straightforward poem written and recited proper-like by Sam. She is quick to write lovely poems as gifts, both completely original and adaptations of other poems, and I will never forget one personalised for me based on ?Ozymandias? by Shelley. She even writes her drabbles in rhyme and some of these can be found at HASA. There is not one type of poem that Llinos cannot write, and in my opinion, write well. Some come to her easily, some are painful and require days of thoughtful effort, but in the end the finished product will be wonderful.

This author brings talent and humor to her poems. She leaves me laughing every time. She has a wonderful way with parody and the lines seem to flow into one another seamlessly. The only problem with her poems is that there aren't enough of them. Terrific writing!

I must admit that before I met Llinos I had no proper appreciation for poetry. I admit that for years I even skipped over most of the good Professor?s poems in the books. Because she has a real passion and thorough understanding of the form, an incredible talent for writing, and not to mention that she seems to know by heart just about every poem or song ever written, Llinos has been able to teach me how to find pleasure in poetry. Hearing her recite or sing Tolkien?s poems and songs has made them interesting to me at last and has brought me a new level of enjoyment to re-readings of the books, something that I would not have thought possible. I enjoy the poems that she authors very much! She seems to be able to write any sort of poem a reader could wish for, written in any voice at all. Her award winning poem ?The Lay of Peregrin Took? is written in Legolas?s voice, and is a very long, epic lay that fits perfectly in Baylor?s universe as intended. One of her entries this year, ?Galadriel?s Lay?, is an hysterical take on the form, and was judged good enough to take first prize in the adult category at this year?s Fellowship Festival in London, where such lifelong Tolkien fans as John Howe and Alan Lee were among the judges. Her ?Denethor Limericks? are hysterically funny, and her ?Father?s Day Card From Faramir? inspired. Her tributes to Tolkien?s eleventy-first birthday consist of a fine dancing on the table Shire drinking song written and sung by Merry and Pippin, and a solemn straightforward poem written and recited proper-like by Sam. She is quick to write lovely poems as gifts, both completely original and adaptations of other poems, and I will never forget one personalised for me based on ?Ozymandias? by Shelley. She even writes her drabbles in rhyme and some of these can be found at HASA. There is not one type of poem that Llinos cannot write, and in my opinion, write well. Some come to her easily, some are painful and require days of thoughtful effort, but in the end the finished product will be wonderful.

Llinos writes wonderful, hobbity tales. My absolute favourite fanfiction story, "Recaptured!" is the product of her exceptional talent and imagination, and so are several other of my favourite tales. She loves and understands Tolkien's characters, and that is evident in everything she writes, no matter what genre, or in what style. She can write humour, drama, adventure and poetry equally well, and when she wants to can write some lovely slash. She is the interpreter of the magnificent words of KnittedMerry, and the innocent words of KnittedPippin. She can participate in fast paced role plays and her work will be as well-written as though she has laboured over it for long hours.She is good at writing children or adults. In other words, she is just about the most versatile author that I know. And one of the most entertaining. I never fail to be impressed and engaged by her efforts. She can write hobbits, elves, dwarves, men, you name it ? she can even write orcs. Some of her best-known and best-loved original characters are orcs ? there is even a t-shirt or two out there in the fandom with her Uruk Smagnu's likeness on it. It is an exceptionally written OC that inspires that sort of interest. She has an incredible imagination, and an encyclopaedic knowledge of canon. I appreciate her work so much, it has brought me much pleasure and I am pleased to be able to say so here.