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'''For W.H.A.''' is a poem written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] in parallel [[Old English|Old]] and Modern English. The poem is a "tardy tribute and token of thanks" to [[W.H. Auden]], on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday and to mirror Auden's "[[A Short Ode to a Philologist]]" published in ''[[English and Medieval Studies Presented to J.R.R. Tolkien on the Occasion of his | '''For W.H.A.''' is a poem written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] in parallel [[Old English|Old]] and Modern English. The poem is a "tardy tribute and token of thanks" to [[W.H. Auden]], on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday and to mirror Auden's "[[A Short Ode to a Philologist]]" published in ''[[English and Medieval Studies Presented to J.R.R. Tolkien on the Occasion of his Seventieth Birthday]]'' (George Allen & Unwin, 1962). | ||
"For W.H.A." was first published in [[1967]] within ''[[Shenandoah: A Tribute to Wystan Hugh Auden on his Sixtieth Birthday|Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee University Review Vol. 18 No. 2]]''. | "For W.H.A." was first published in [[1967]] within ''[[Shenandoah: A Tribute to Wystan Hugh Auden on his Sixtieth Birthday|Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee University Review Vol. 18 No. 2]]''. | ||
Tolkien signed off the poem using an [[Old English]] form of his name, "Rægnold Hrædmóding". | |||
==Excerpt== | ==Excerpt== | ||
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;"> | |||
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;"> These lines about you I though weighted by years, Wystan my friend: | These lines about you I linked together, | ||
though weighted by years, Wystan my friend: | |||
a tardy tribute and token of thanks | a tardy tribute and token of thanks | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]] | *[[Index:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien|Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]] | ||
[[Category:Poems]] | [[Category:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:11, 29 August 2023
For W.H.A. is a poem written by J.R.R. Tolkien in parallel Old and Modern English. The poem is a "tardy tribute and token of thanks" to W.H. Auden, on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday and to mirror Auden's "A Short Ode to a Philologist" published in English and Medieval Studies Presented to J.R.R. Tolkien on the Occasion of his Seventieth Birthday (George Allen & Unwin, 1962).
"For W.H.A." was first published in 1967 within Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee University Review Vol. 18 No. 2.
Tolkien signed off the poem using an Old English form of his name, "Rægnold Hrædmóding".
Excerpt[edit | edit source]
These lines about you I linked together,
though weighted by years, Wystan my friend:
a tardy tribute and token of thanks
