About the Author

Don W. King is Professor of English at Montreat College in North Carolina. On multiple occasions he has led Lewis seminars at the KilnsÔÇöLewis's home in OxfordÔÇöand has published C. S. Lewis, Poet: The Legacy of His Poetic Impulse (The Kent State University Press, 2001) and Plain to the Inward Eye: Selected Essays on C. S. Lewis. He has also written extensively on the important women in Lewis's life, including Hunting the Unicorn: A Critical Biography of Ruth Pitter (The Kent State University Press, 2008) and Out of My Bone: The Letters of Joy Davidman.

Reviews

"Don King has done a great service in collecting Lewis's poetry into one volume, including a good many poems never published before. C. S. Lewis is so widely admired as a prose writer that it is easy to overlook his accomplishments as a poet. But here we find the precocious adolescent perfecting his craft in a surprising variety of forms and meters: the eloquent war poet, whose best pieces rival those of Wilfred Owen; the spiritual pilgrim, who eventually found what he was seeking; and the witty occasional poet with a zest for whimsy and satire. Professor King is the world's leading authority on Lewis's poetry, and so his critical introduction and comprehensive notes invite readers to discover a delightful and thought-provoking side of Lewis they may have not seen before."—David C. Downing, author of Planets in Peril: C. S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy and Looking for the King: An Inklings Novel"This magisterial critical work by Professor King provides students of Lewis's poetry unprecedented chronological access to the full range of his poems, and makes possible a comprehensive reassessment of Lewis's enduring talent as a poet."—Bruce L. Edwards, Professor Emeritus, English and Africana Studies, Bowling Green State University, and editor of C. S. Lewis: Life, Works, and Legacy (4 volumes)