IMC 2026: Sessions

Session 618: Tolkien and Temporalities, II: Poetry across a Lifetime

Sponsor:	Central Connecticut State University
Organiser:	Kristine Larsen, Department of Earth & Space Sciences, Central Connecticut State University
Moderator/Chair:	Andrew Higgins, Independent Scholar
Paper 618-a	'For your treasure went too': Following Grief and Loss across Time from 'GBS' to Smith of Wootton Major (Language: English) Mercury Natis, Centre for Fantasy & the Fantastic, University of Glasgow Index terms: Language and Literature - Comparative, Medievalism and Antiquarianism
Paper 618-b	'But how shall our voices reach to Ilúvatar beyond the Circles of the World?' and 'beyond them is more than memory': Constructing and Absolving Temporality with Tolkien's Poetry-Songs (Language: English) Lyra Keran Zhang, Independent Scholar Index terms: Language and Literature - Comparative, Medievalism and Antiquarianism
Paper 618-c	Philological Play across Time: Humour and Language in Tolkien's Lesser-Known Poetry (Language: English) Sara Brown, Department of Language & Literature, Signum University, New Hampshire Index terms: Language and Literature - Comparative, Medievalism and Antiquarianism
Abstract	Papers accepted into this session are engaging with Tolkien’s use of narrative temporality, the function or significance of memory, and the development of Tolkien’s poetry across time.