Michael Tolkien's verse has been published in many magazines and several collections.
He was selected by the poets Geoffrey Holloway and Patricia Pogson as a runner-
A further booklet, Reaching For A Stranger, was published by Shoestring Press in 1999. There followed three full collections from Redbeck: Outstripping Gravity (2000), Exposures (2003) and Taking Cover (2005).
In 2006 he read in various venues with the Arts Council funded project group, Inky Fish.
Poetry Salzburg published a fourth collection: No Time for Roses (2009).
‘There are three further collections: ‘Refuge’ (2012)
(New Generation Press) ‘Here And Now’ (2015) (Severn Press) and ‘Bridging the Gap’ (2018) (Severn Press).
He has written three narrative verse fantasies for younger readers. WISH, illustrated by his wife, the artist Rosemary Tolkien, was published in 2013 by Thames River Press, along with RAINBOW, illustrated by Maureen Ward. WOODSY, illustrated by Caroline Ward, was published by New Generation Press in 2014
His work has been reviewed favourably and in detail in several magazines, and his own reviews have appeared in a variety of outlets over the years, including Acumen, Agenda and Ambit.
He has written three narrative verse fantasies for younger readers. WISH, illustrated by his wife, the artist Rosemary Tolkien, was published in 2013 by Thames River Press, along with RAINBOW, illustrated by Maureen Ward. WOODSY, illustrated by Caroline Ward, was published by New Generation Press in 2014
His work has been reviewed favourably and in detail in several magazines, and his own reviews have appeared in a variety of outlets over the years, including Acumen, Agenda and Ambit.
Poetical Works