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A repackaged edition of the revered author’s collection of four poems: "Dymer," "Launcelot," "The Nameless Isle," and "The Queen of Drum."

C. S. Lewis—the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many…

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1 author picked Narrative Poems as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book combines two of my favoritesstories and poemsinto one art form.

Of special note is "Dymer," in which purpose, consequences, and the struggle between the two drive the story forward. 

To see aspects of myself in a character is always intoxicating and unnerving—when they must go through various difficulties, I am left to wonder (or perhaps fear) what I myself would have done in their stead.

From Noah's list on poetry to soften the hard days.

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