Nick Polk (he/him)
@tolkienpop.substack.com
Educator | Production Editor for Mallorn
@tolkiensociety.org | Creator of Tolkien Pop! | Coffee Addict | Wannabe Punk Theologian
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@tolkiensociety.org | Creator of Tolkien Pop! | Coffee Addict | Wannabe Punk Theologian
linktr.ee/NJSPOLK
Saruman: begs for mercy after destroying Middle-earth and countless innocent lives
The Valar:
The Valar:
January 11, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Saruman: begs for mercy after destroying Middle-earth and countless innocent lives
The Valar:
The Valar:
Current reading for upcoming projects…and yes, one of them is Tolkien-related 😎
January 11, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Current reading for upcoming projects…and yes, one of them is Tolkien-related 😎
Mîm the Petty Dwarf leading Túrin to Amon Rûdh
January 10, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Mîm the Petty Dwarf leading Túrin to Amon Rûdh
In the first Tolkien Pop! episode of 2026, I got to talk with @teawithtolkien.com about her upcoming book Into the Heart of Middle-earth: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
January 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
In the first Tolkien Pop! episode of 2026, I got to talk with @teawithtolkien.com about her upcoming book Into the Heart of Middle-earth: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
POV: You read The Ainulindalë for the first time
January 7, 2026 at 3:35 AM
POV: You read The Ainulindalë for the first time
Was gonna toast with beer, but decided to go Gandalf and have a little red wine. The Professor! 🥂
January 4, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Was gonna toast with beer, but decided to go Gandalf and have a little red wine. The Professor! 🥂
Happy 134th birthday to the man, the myth, and the legend that is J.R.R. Tolkien. Every year, today, we get to celebrate the man who gave us The Lord of the Rings and so much more. What brought you to Middle-earth? Cheers to the Professor! 🍻
January 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Happy 134th birthday to the man, the myth, and the legend that is J.R.R. Tolkien. Every year, today, we get to celebrate the man who gave us The Lord of the Rings and so much more. What brought you to Middle-earth? Cheers to the Professor! 🍻
It’s hard to look on the bright side of life when American Evangelicals equate a 1st century, peace-building, Palestinian Jew with a fictional god of war created for a video game franchise
December 24, 2025 at 9:36 AM
It’s hard to look on the bright side of life when American Evangelicals equate a 1st century, peace-building, Palestinian Jew with a fictional god of war created for a video game franchise
I’ve been writing my ass off that past couple of years and wanted to show some of the works I’ve contributed to and my self-published book of Tolkien essays. Very proud of these and looking forward to more!
December 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I’ve been writing my ass off that past couple of years and wanted to show some of the works I’ve contributed to and my self-published book of Tolkien essays. Very proud of these and looking forward to more!
New Tolkien Pop! post about facing the darkness in KPop Demon Hunters, Stranger Things, and The Lord of the Rings: open.substack.com/pub/tolkienp...
December 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
New Tolkien Pop! post about facing the darkness in KPop Demon Hunters, Stranger Things, and The Lord of the Rings: open.substack.com/pub/tolkienp...
“May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks”
December 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks”
I’ve been returning to physical media lately because the digital-sphere doesn’t really let you own anything. Here are some of my recent pickups from purchases and gifts: the South Park game (plus a Kenny figure from 1998!), my first record player and vinyl ever, and a tape cassette player 🤘🏼
December 3, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I’ve been returning to physical media lately because the digital-sphere doesn’t really let you own anything. Here are some of my recent pickups from purchases and gifts: the South Park game (plus a Kenny figure from 1998!), my first record player and vinyl ever, and a tape cassette player 🤘🏼
This podcast episode is from a livestream that @trippfuller.bsky.social curated with Dr. Craig A. Boyd for Homebrewed Christianity, where Craig gave a lecture on Tolkien’s problem with those hungry for power and how he probably would have hated Trump: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This podcast episode is from a livestream that @trippfuller.bsky.social curated with Dr. Craig A. Boyd for Homebrewed Christianity, where Craig gave a lecture on Tolkien’s problem with those hungry for power and how he probably would have hated Trump: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Why shouldn’t I watch the extended editions again?
December 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Why shouldn’t I watch the extended editions again?
You can call me Samwise…because I know my letters
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 AM
You can call me Samwise…because I know my letters
“It is enough for me to have seen the Lady of the Galadhrim, and to have heard her gentle words”
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“It is enough for me to have seen the Lady of the Galadhrim, and to have heard her gentle words”
New episode of the podcast with Crystal of Literary Flour, where we talk about bringing baked goods and literature together and her journey as a fan of literature and business owner: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
New episode of the podcast with Crystal of Literary Flour, where we talk about bringing baked goods and literature together and her journey as a fan of literature and business owner: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
It comes in pints?
November 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It comes in pints?
Finally got my Tolkien Pop! shirt in the mail!
November 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Finally got my Tolkien Pop! shirt in the mail!
My friend Taylor Thomas saw my trash Canva edit and made me an original reworking that you can now get as a shirt and sticker! He’s designed some other things for @rethinkingfaith.bsky.social and is an amazing artist. You can pick up some merch here: byte-geist-shop.fourthwall.com/products/tol...
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
My friend Taylor Thomas saw my trash Canva edit and made me an original reworking that you can now get as a shirt and sticker! He’s designed some other things for @rethinkingfaith.bsky.social and is an amazing artist. You can pick up some merch here: byte-geist-shop.fourthwall.com/products/tol...
Was playing around with some new graphics for Tolkien Pop! I know with AI, it’s hard to tell what is or isn’t AI, but this was just done with some editing on Canva and some collage style configuration.
Wanted to bring together my love for punk and Tolkien. What do y’all think?
Wanted to bring together my love for punk and Tolkien. What do y’all think?
November 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Was playing around with some new graphics for Tolkien Pop! I know with AI, it’s hard to tell what is or isn’t AI, but this was just done with some editing on Canva and some collage style configuration.
Wanted to bring together my love for punk and Tolkien. What do y’all think?
Wanted to bring together my love for punk and Tolkien. What do y’all think?
Halloween: I am an autumn…and a hobbbit in all but size
November 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Halloween: I am an autumn…and a hobbbit in all but size
I saw someone do this and thought it was fun. Here are my top ten favorite video games of all time!
October 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I saw someone do this and thought it was fun. Here are my top ten favorite video games of all time!
