Set On

September 21, 2014

Location

Perth, Western Australia

Info

This poem was inspired by an unfinished poem written by Tolkien entitled the Lay of Leithian and meant as a tribute to its late author.

It is designed to function as a performance piece; comprising 3 Acts. Each Act was envisioned to be read/acted out over the course of an entire day and was structured accordingly to have 16 chapters (1 for each hour of the waking day). The entire narrative comprises 44 chapters (the final act having 12 chapters) to symbolize the eventuality of death. (In chinese cultures; the number 4 is synonymous with the idea of death).