Forgotten Ground Regained
Speculative Fiction Authors and Fans
Introduction
One of the main ways alliterative verse has spead is throgh the science fiction and fantasy community (see Dennis Wise's book, Speculative Poetry and the Modern Alliterative Revival for full details). Authors have often built worlds in which alliterative verse plays a central role, and in response, fans have taken what their favorite authors have created and run with it. The links on this page provide a panoramic view of the creativity thus unleashed.
SF Authors on the Author Page
Others
Note: The poetry linked here may range in quality from novice work to brilliant. It is probably just the tenth of the iceberg that shows above the ocean. There is almost certainly much more out there. Send me links if you find them ... use the following email, making the standard substiution: pdeane[at]alliteration.net
SF Fandom
Love of alliterative verse arises very naturally among SF fans, where people adopt personas who tell tales of epic worlds.
Fanfic Authors on the Main Author Page
In Mallorn and other Tolkien society journals
In Mythic Circle, literary journal of the Mythopoeic Society
Others (from fan fiction sites)
Note: The poetry linked here may range in quality from novice work to brilliant. It is probably just the tenth of the iceberg that shows above the ocean. There is almost certainlyly much more out there. Send me links if you find them ... use the following email, making the standard substiution: pdeane[at]alliteration.net
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