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Forgotten Ground Regained

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These collections illustrate the range of modes and themes to which alliterative verse can be applied -- epic and lyrical, secular and religious.
A critical anthology of modern alliterative verse, edited by Dennnis Wise
This book literally contains more original English alliterative verse by more poets between two covers than anything since before Gutenberg invented the printing press.
A collection of poems by Lancelot Schaubert on themes ranging from love and meaning to urban life. 25 of the poems in his book are in alliterative verse.
A collection of (mostly) alliterative poems on themes ranging from love and meaning to urban life. 25 of the poems in this book are in alliterative verse.
A collection of mostly alliterative poems by Lancelot Schaubert inspired by Greenwood Cemetary in Brooklyn. 26 poems in this book are in alliterative verse.
A collection of mostly alliterative poems by Lancelot Schaubert inspired by Greenwood Cemetary in Brooklyn. 26 of the poems in this book are in alliterative verse.
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A collection of poems about New York City. Three sections: the first two contain free verse and metrical poems. The third contains twenty poems in alliterative verse
A collection of J.R.R. Tolkiens alliterative and metrical poems about events in the First Age of Middle Earth
A collection of J.R.R. Tolkien's alliterative and metrical poems about events in the First Age of Middle Earth. Includes, most notably, his "Lay of the Children of Hurin"
A tale of the Scottish coast, sest in original alliterative verse by Ian Crockatt. The poems emulate Norse skaldic forms (drottkvaett).
A tale of the Scottish coast, set in original alliterative verse by Ian Crockatt. The poems emulate Norse skaldic forms (drottkvaett).
A collection of poems that contains Polley's version of the Old English poem, "The Ruin"
Contains the four "Scousenlish" poems inspired by Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
A collection of C.S. Lewis' narrative poems, including his long alliterative narrative, The Nameless Isle
Contains the long alliterative narrative poem, "The Nameless Isle"
Each of the 62 short poems in this collection features a different tree species and presents a brief sketch in pithy, imaginative alliterative verse.
Each of the 62 short poems in this collection features a dif-ferent tree species and pre-sents a brief sketch in pithy, imaginative alliterative verse.
A collection of poems by A.M. Juster, some alliterative, including "Three Visitors", "Kennings", and "After Scattering David Berman's Ashes".
Contains three alliterative poems: "Three Visitors", "Kennings", and "After Scattering David Berman's Ashes".
Adam Bolivar's collection of alliterative verse in the Old English style
A collection of alliterative verse in the Old English style
Adam Bolivar's collection of alliterative verse in the Old English style
A collection of alliterative verse in the Old English style
A collection of poems that includes the long alliterative poem "A Fate for Fire", about past wildfires in Alberta.
Contains "A Fate for Fire", a long poem in alliterative verse about past wildfires in Alberta
A 2-part collection of alliterative poems. The first part consists of short poems. Part two is Sir Gawain & The Green Knight, from the Green Knight's viewpoint.
A collection that includes several alliterative poems
A collection of poetry that contains one long alliterative verse poem, "Aecerbot"
Contains the long alliterative poem, "Aecerbot"
A collection of poetry focused on the North of England both historical and present, including the long alliterative narrative, "Big Billy".
A collection of poems set in Cumbria in the north of England. It includes the alliterative poems "The House that Jack Built" and "jackself's Boast".
Contains one long alliterative poem: "Big Billy".
A collection of poems set in Cumbria in the north of England. It includes the alliterative poems "The House that Jack Built" and "jackself's Boast".
A collection of poems that contains Polley's version of the Old English poem, "The Ruin"
A collection of poetry that contains versions of ten riddles from the Old English Exeter Book
Contains a version of the Old English poem, "The Ruin"
Contains versions of ten riddles from the Old English Exeter Book
A collection of poems that includes one long alliterative poem sequence, "Saga"
Contains one long alliterative poem sequence "Saga"
A seqence of poems in alliterative verse
A sequence of poems in alliterative verse"
A sequence of poems about genocide in an invented alliterative form
A sequence of poems about genocide in an invented alliterative form
A collection of poems by Osage poet Carter Revard, many in alliterative form.
Contains the alliterative poems "A Triinity Riddle" and "The Birch Canoe"
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A collection of poems by Osage poet Carter Revard, many in alliterative forms.
Contains the alliterative poems "The Swan's Son" and "What the Eagle's Fan Says".
A collection of poems by Kathryn Ann Hill, including an alliterative version of the Biblical story of Joseph.
Poems by Kathryn Ann Hill, including an alliterative treatment of the Biblical book of Daniel.
Contains an alliterative version of the Biblical story of Joseph.
Contains an alliterative treatment of the Biblical book of Daniel.
A collection of Christian religious poems by Kathryn Ann Hill, the majority of them alliterative.
A collection of alliterative poems by Kathryn Ann Hill, including a cycle or vigil for religious mediation.
A collection of Christian religious poems, the majority of them alliterative.
A collection of metrical and alliterative poems, including a cycle or vigil for religious mediation.
A collection of Christian devotions by Kathryn Ann Hill, many of them in alliterative verse.
A collection of Christian devotions, many of them in alliterative verse.
The collected poems of George Johnston, many of them in alliterative forms.
Contains multiple alliterative poems including "A Marriage Poem for Nora and Jamie", "Boon", "White" and "Crow's Nests in Court Metres"
A collection of poetry by Andrew Frisardi, including the alliterative poem Rosemary
A collection of poems that includes the alliterative poem "Wendell".
Contains the alliterative poem "Rosemary"
Contains the alliterative poem "Wendell"
A collection of mostly free verse poems. It contains one poem in alliterative verse: "The Birds of Ancient Battlefields Visit the Suburb"
A collection of poems in varied forms, many of them alliterative
Contains one poem in alliterative verse: "The Birds of Ancient Battlefields Visit the Suburb"
A collection of Christian devotions by Kathryn Ann Hill, many of them in alliterative verse.
Contains one poem in alliterative verse: "Cold Case".
A collection of poems by Maryann Corbett. It contains one poem in alliterative verse: "Spoonspell".
Contains one poem in alliterative verse: "Spoonspell".
A collection of poems mostly in free or metrical verse. It contains two alliterative poems: "Riddle 40" and "Riddle 52".
A collection of poems meditating on meaning and the mundane. It contains one poem in alliterative verse, "Overture".
Contains two alliterative poems: "Riddle 40" and "Riddle 52".
Contains one poem in alliterative verse, "Overture".
A poetry collection that includes the alliterative poem "Poem for the Millenium"
A retrospective collecion of Annie Finch's poems. It includes two alliterative verse poems, "Another Reluctance" and "The Grim Garden".
Contains the alliterative poem "Poem for the Millenium".
Contains two alliterative verse poems, "Another Reluctance" and "The Grim Garden".
A book of highly alliterative free verse by a young Irish poet
A book of highly alliterative free verse by a young Irish poet
A collection with overtones of alliterative African-American oratory. It contains 3 alliterative free verse poems: "Compass", "Alarum" and "The Hill We Climb".
Contains three alliterative free verse poems: "Compass", "Alarum" and "The Hill We Climb".
A collection of Christian poems, many of them in alliterative meter.
A 2-part collection of alliterative poems. The first part consists of short poems. Part two is Sir Gawain & The Green Knight, from the Green Knight's viewpoint.
Contains several alliterative poems', including "Psalm 1","Commentary, 1 Tim. 3:16", and "Vision".
Contains a retelling of Sir Gawain & The Green Knight, from the Green Knight's viewpoint.
This collection contains the alliterative poem "Family First"
Contains the alliterative poem "Family First"
A collection of poetry that contains one long alliterative verse poem, "Star-Seeing Night".
Contains one long alliterative verse poem, "Star-Seeing Night".
This collection contains the long alliterative poem "Alphabet
Contains one long alliterative poem "Alphabet"
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A collection that includes several alliterative poems, includingI’m a paragr "The Werewolf"
A collection of highly alliterative free verse by Rebecca Heny Lowndes
A collection of often highly alliterative free verse
A poetry collection that contains two alliterative verse poems by Tony Mitchell: "Toys" and "Strange Season".
Life's Lines Mitchell
Contains two alliterative poems, "Toys" and "Strange Season"
This collection contains the alliterative poem "Family First"
A collection that contains the long alliterative poem, "The Infant and the Pearl"
A collection of poems by Michael McAfee, one poem for each card in the Tarot deck. It contains two alliterative poems, "Nine of Swords" and "Four of Wands".
Contains two alliterative poems, "Nine of Swords" and "Four of Wands ".
This collection contains the long alliterative poem "Alphabet
Contains three alliterative poems, "Riddle", "Grendel's Mother", and "DCCXCIII: A Fragment"
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Contains one alliterative poem, "Grettir's Battle with Glam". It experiments with a broad variety of poetic forms.
A collection containing two alliterative poems, "As He Is To Us" and "Other Structures"
A collection that contains two alliterative poems: "As He Is to Us" and "Other Structures"
A poetry collection that contains one alliterative verse poem: "Gangaridae"
A poetry collection that contains one alliterative verse poem: "Gangaridae"
This collection contains the alliterative poem "Family First"
A poetry collection including poems like "Bloodline" and "Chillicothe Apostrophe": Old English rhythms wihtout structural alliteraiton:
A collection by Eli Thorpe that includes the alliterative poems "Duel", "Sailing", "The Muse", "Dancing into Darkness", "The Tree", and "Sea Song".
A collection of poems and stories by Eli Thorpe that includes the alliterative poems "Duel", "Sailing", "The Muse", "Dancing into Darkness", "The Tree", and "Sea Song".
Contains the alliterative poems "Bestiary for a Cemetary" and "Cursing for Beginners"
Contains the alliterative free verse poems "Bestiary for a Cemetary" and "Cursing for Beginners"
This collection contains the alliterative verse mystery play, "The Coronation of the Virgin"
This collection contains the alliterative verse mystery play, "The Coronation of the Virgin"
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A modern-day riff on the concept of the Canterbury Tales, but with an alliterative poem (Leo Kapitansky's First Tale) that gets shouted down by the others.
A poetry collection that contains the alliterative verse poem: "Maigrines" and "The Battle of Brintellix"
A modern-day riff on the concept of the Canterbury Tales, but with an alliterative poem (Leo Kapitansky's First Tale) that gets shouted down by the others.
Contains the alliterative poems "Migraines" and "The Battle of Brintellix"
This collection contains the alliterative poem "Family First"
Contains "Brute Ode" and other experimental free verse poems formatted in half-lines, inspired by Middle English alliterative verse.
A collection by Eli Thorpe that includes the alliterative poems "Duel", "Sailing", "The Muse", "Dancing into Darkness", "The Tree", and "Sea Song".
Contains the alliterative poems "Mearcstapa", "Theodicy" and "Riddle"
Contains the alliterative poems "Bestiary for a Cemetary" and "Cursing for Beginners"
This collection contains the alliterative verse poem "Report from the Temple of Confessions in Old Chicano Englsh"
An alliterative poem sequence to match a medieval clendar
This collection contains the alliterative verse poem "Report from the Temple of Confessions in Old Chicano Englsh"
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Contains the alliterative poem "Empty"
Contains the alliterative poem "Empty"
Contains the alliterative poem "Tree and Leaf"
Contains the alliterative poem "Tree and Leaf"
Contains the alliterative poems "The Healing Hills" and "The Hereford Statue"
Contains the alliterative poems "The Healing Hills" and "The Hereford Statue"
Contains "The Anxiety of the Age", a riff on Audenesque Mary Had a Little Lamb in alliterative verse.
Contains "The Anxiety of the Age", an Audenesque riff on Mary Had a Little Lamb
Contains the alliterative free verse poems “Exhausted, Mankey Sleeps, Dreams He’s His Dead Dog, Mitch” and “Bearly”
Contains the alliterative free verse poems “Exhausted, Mankey Sleeps, Dreams He’s His Dead Dog, Mitch” and “Bearly”
This collection contains the alliterative verse poem "Afterimage"
Contains the alliterative poem Alfterimage
A collection of Christian poems, many of them in alliterative meter.
Contains the long alliterative poem "Caedmon", inspired by the Old English tale
Poems by Scott King, including 4 in alliterative verse:: "Wynnoure and Wastoure: Prologue", "Thunderstorm, St. Olaf College", "Riddle", and "Prairie Coreopsis".
Contains the alliterative poems "Thunderstorm: St. Olaf College", "Riddle", "Prairie Coreopsis", and "Where the Water Falls".
Contains the alliterative poem, "Storm Borne"
Contains the alliterative poem, "Storm Borne"
A collection of Christian poems, many of them in alliterative meter.
Contains several alliterative translations from Old Norse/Icelandic skaldic verse:: “Auðr Mourns her Dead Brother”, “Loss of Sons”, “Rune Carving”, “Dying Well”, “Áslaug’s Three Sorrows”, “Old Age”, and “Verse Making”
A collection of Christian poems, many of them in alliterative meter.
Contains several alliterative poems by Andrew Gordon Bailey, John Glenday, Oz Hardwick, David McKelvey, Beverly Nadin, Andrew Smardon, and Ryan Whatley.
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The Marble Bed Schulman
Contains the alliterative poem, "Caregiver".
An anthology that contains the long alliterative poem, "Songs of Sun and Stars"
Firefly Tales Yenne, ed.
An anthology mostly of short stories, it contains the long alliterative poem "Songs of Sun and Stars", by C.E. Larke.
A poetry collection that contains the alliterative poem "Heorot".
Contains the alliterative poem, "Heorot".
BEOWULF Age of Poems collects all the poems created by Dave Oliver for Handiwork Games’ BEOWULF tabletop roleplaying game.
BEOWULF Age of Poems collects all the poems created by Dave Oliver for Handiwork Games’ BEOWULF tabletop roleplaying game.
Contains the alliterative poems "Tutorial at the Corner of Wolpen and 143" and "Acrostic Lament"
Contains the poems "Tutorial at the Corner of Wolpen and 143" and "Acrostic Lament"
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