Which 1962 poetry collection by J.R.R. Tolkien includes the poem “Tom Bombadil”?

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil is J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1962 poetry collection that includes the poem “Tom Bombadil.”

The book contains sixteen poems, including works connected with the languages, folklore, and imagined history of Middle-earth. Its title poem presents Tom Bombadil in a shorter poetic form, while other pieces explore hobbits, trolls, kings, and invented traditions. The collection was illustrated by Pauline Diana Baynes, whose artwork also appeared in other Tolkien-related publications.

The book should not be confused with Tales from the Perilous Realm, a later collection that gathers several shorter works. Tom Bombadil himself is a distinctive figure from The Lord of the Rings, where he lives in the Old Forest with Goldberry and is encountered by the hobbits early in their journey. The 1962 collection expands the literary setting around him but is not a continuation of the novel’s main plot.