"Charles' Wain" by Sørina Higgins

At the zenith of the Inklings’s social and creative energy, J. R. R. Tolkien wrote a poem to “Our Dear Charles Williams.” It is a long poem—over three pages—full of praise, gentle teasing, and inside jokes. Many of its references may escape the casual reader or even the Tolkien scholar who is less familiar with Williams’s works. Sørina will provide a detailed look at and interpretation of this important and little-known poem written by one Inkling about another.