2005 Author Reviews for
elanor_of_aquitania

One of my favorite poems from Tolkien is "The Lay of the Children of Hurin," and the reason I like it so much has to do with the structure. In many places, the poem can be read as several different poems because of the way he breaks up the lines, and Elanor does a brilliant rendition of that in the poems "Wait for me - Eowyn" and "Beregond's Prayer." The breaks also do a good job of drawing out emotions, which is needed as these are both emotionally charged poems. And that's another thing that Elanor does so well. Tapping emotions can sometimes be difficult, but Elanor makes it look easy and draws the reader into both poems so quickly that it's never noticed how deep the emotions have become until the end is reached and the reader is left reeling. That's the mark of a good poet.