Beyond Bilbo: JRR Tolkien’s long-lost poetry to be published

Lord of the Rings author's three-volume collection will reach bookshops 50 years after his death

He is one of the world's most famous novelists, with more than 150m copies of his fantasy masterpieces sold across the globe, but JRR Tolkien always dreamed of finding recognition as a poet.

Tolkien struggled to publish his poetry collections during his career, although he included nearly 100 poems in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.