J.R.R. Tolkien
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Tolkien was as much a poet and storyteller as he was a world-builder.
Woven through his novels are songs, riddles, and verses that stand on their own.

So here are some excerpts out of his works:

The poems in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings range from cheerful walking songs to ancient laments of great solemnity. The quotes gathered from The Silmarillion reflect the mythological grandeur of the Elder Days, while The Adventures of Tom Bombadil offers a lighter, more whimsical corner of the legendarium — verse rooted in the oldest stories Tolkien ever told.