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Forgotten Ground Regained

Long Poems in Alliterative Verse

Whether the poem in question is a modernist eclogue, like Auden's Age of Anxietry, or a traditional epic, like Tolkien's The Fall of Arthur, alliterative verse works well as a vehicle for long form poetry.
For longer alliterative poems that have been published online or in larger collections,, check out the Epic Poems sampler.
The Fall of Arthur Tolkien
Arthuriad Gupta
The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun Tolkien
Sigurd's Lament Peters
The Age of Anxiety Auden
Bea Wolf Weinersmith
Mr. Either/Or Poochigian
Either/Or: All the Rage Poochigian
Noble Rider Breneman
The Blood-Eagle Saga Ingham
The Brotherhood of Men Eberhart
Artorius Heath-Stubbs

Loosely Alliterative Long Poems Inspired by Alliterative Verse

Eþandun: Epic Poem Carpenter
(blank verse; loosely alliterative)
The Stonecutter's Tale Kellow-Bingham
(four-stress accentual with ryming couples, loosely alliterative)
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