Leslie Kelly: The Chronicles of C. S. Lewis Lead to Poets’ Corner

C.S Lewis, whose fame has been secured for decades and whose books are still perhaps as widely-read as those of his friend J.R.R Tolkien, passed away the same day Kennedy was assassinated fifty years ago. Today he is remembered as one of the most important theological writers Christiandom ever saw, as well as a successful children's writer. However, what most people probably don't know is that he started out his writing career writing poetry and science fiction, and didn't convert from atheism to Christianity until he was well into adulthood. He actually had two volumes of his poetry, often scribbled down in the trenches during the Battle of the Somme. However, it was rather shoddy, and hardly anyone reads it or remembers him for it anymore. Instead, he went on to be a much more successful and talented storyteller, satirist, and Christian apologist. And yet, in spite of all of that, he is going to be commemorated in Westminster Abbey’s Poets’ Corner. I remember reading this guy's books all the time when I was a kid, and from the scraps of his poetry that I have read, I can tell you that this is a rather strange notion. I mean, it's neat that this will renew interest in him I guess but he really was not a poet and yet he is getting his own memorial stone in the Poets' Corner. Read the article here.