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
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For those on here who are new friends, my name is Nick and I spend most of my time reading and writing about Tolkien, religion, and pop culture. I do most of my writing on my Substack Tolkien Pop! and have a book out if you are interested in Tolkien and Pop Culture! a.co/d/cFbzzH5
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?
Just a reminder that Christianity is a Middle Eastern religion
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Just a reminder that Christianity is a Middle Eastern religion
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!
Here’s a Halloween Special episode of the Tolkien Pop! podcast with my sister Hannah, where we talk #horror in Peter Jackson’s #LOTR trilogy and #Tolkien
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October 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Here’s a Halloween Special episode of the Tolkien Pop! podcast with my sister Hannah, where we talk #horror in Peter Jackson’s #LOTR trilogy and #Tolkien
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New Tolkien Pop! Podcast episode, where I talk with Dr. Giuseppe Pezzini about his new book Tolkien and the Mystery of Literary Creation. You can listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
October 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
New Tolkien Pop! Podcast episode, where I talk with Dr. Giuseppe Pezzini about his new book Tolkien and the Mystery of Literary Creation. You can listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
You can read my chapter “The Decline of Omnipotence in Pop Culture” for free here along with @thomasjayoord.bsky.social’s response. There is a link to the book of essays it’s a part of if you’re interested in alternative theologies to those of more classical types!
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The Decline of Omnipotencein Pop Culture By Nick Polk Pop culture illustrates the move from traditional power towards collective power through love. In a 2022 interview with the late night … Continue ...
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October 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
You can read my chapter “The Decline of Omnipotence in Pop Culture” for free here along with @thomasjayoord.bsky.social’s response. There is a link to the book of essays it’s a part of if you’re interested in alternative theologies to those of more classical types!
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Had the honor of contributing to this volume from @ctr4process.bsky.social There is a free virtual book launch tonight at 4:30 CST if you’d like to hear more about it! processandfaith.org/event/specia...
October 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Had the honor of contributing to this volume from @ctr4process.bsky.social There is a free virtual book launch tonight at 4:30 CST if you’d like to hear more about it! processandfaith.org/event/specia...
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It’s our pal @clarelmoore.bsky.social! Can’t wait to check this out! ✨
Anotha one: New Tolkien Pop! podcast with @clarelmoore.bsky.social who is a Ph.D. student at the University of Glasgow, researching disability in Tolkien’s legendarium. She gives insight into feminist and disability thought in Tolkien’s works: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
October 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
It’s our pal @clarelmoore.bsky.social! Can’t wait to check this out! ✨
Anotha one: New Tolkien Pop! podcast with @clarelmoore.bsky.social who is a Ph.D. student at the University of Glasgow, researching disability in Tolkien’s legendarium. She gives insight into feminist and disability thought in Tolkien’s works: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
October 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Anotha one: New Tolkien Pop! podcast with @clarelmoore.bsky.social who is a Ph.D. student at the University of Glasgow, researching disability in Tolkien’s legendarium. She gives insight into feminist and disability thought in Tolkien’s works: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
New Tolkien Pop! podcast with Matthew Distefano from Quoir and the Heretic Happy Hour podcast to talk Tolkien and the release of his new book, Letters from the Shire: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
September 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
New Tolkien Pop! podcast with Matthew Distefano from Quoir and the Heretic Happy Hour podcast to talk Tolkien and the release of his new book, Letters from the Shire: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Keep Tolkien’s name out yo F*CKIN’ MOUTH
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Keep Tolkien’s name out yo F*CKIN’ MOUTH
Spent my Hobbit Day making second breakfast, Beorn’s honey cakes, and reading some new Tolkien scholarship! Cheers, everyone!
September 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Spent my Hobbit Day making second breakfast, Beorn’s honey cakes, and reading some new Tolkien scholarship! Cheers, everyone!
You can stick a name tag with the name “Jesus” written on it on Rambo and, sure, the name of Jesus is invoked, but that still doesn’t make Rambo Jesus. It just makes Rambo an imposter and those who worship him dishonest
September 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
You can stick a name tag with the name “Jesus” written on it on Rambo and, sure, the name of Jesus is invoked, but that still doesn’t make Rambo Jesus. It just makes Rambo an imposter and those who worship him dishonest
New Tolkien Pop! podcast with @willnrose.bsky.social and others from @systematicgeek.bsky.social where we talk #Tolkien, fandom, and what it means to be a good fan in the world! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
September 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
New Tolkien Pop! podcast with @willnrose.bsky.social and others from @systematicgeek.bsky.social where we talk #Tolkien, fandom, and what it means to be a good fan in the world! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Very stoked to read this one
September 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Very stoked to read this one
RIP to our boy
September 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
RIP to our boy
New Tolkien Pop! podcast with @leahrobinson.bsky.social where we talk C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, and Bad Theology. What does it mean to be a good fan, thinkers, and person overall? Listen to find out! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
September 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
New Tolkien Pop! podcast with @leahrobinson.bsky.social where we talk C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, and Bad Theology. What does it mean to be a good fan, thinkers, and person overall? Listen to find out! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Check out this recent title from McFarland in which I contributed a chapter on Eucatastrophe in Avatar: The Last Airbender 😎 mcfarlandbooks.com/product/theo...
August 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Check out this recent title from McFarland in which I contributed a chapter on Eucatastrophe in Avatar: The Last Airbender 😎 mcfarlandbooks.com/product/theo...
My wife and I currently have an arrangement for where she’s agreed to read LOTR is if I go through ACOTAR. I recently finished chapter 54 and 55 of Mist and Fury and, I say this with the utmost compliment, y’all are WILDIN
August 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
My wife and I currently have an arrangement for where she’s agreed to read LOTR is if I go through ACOTAR. I recently finished chapter 54 and 55 of Mist and Fury and, I say this with the utmost compliment, y’all are WILDIN
New Tolkien Pop! podcast with @teachingwithmagic.bsky.social We talk Tolkien, pop culture, education, and how they can be brought together! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
August 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
New Tolkien Pop! podcast with @teachingwithmagic.bsky.social We talk Tolkien, pop culture, education, and how they can be brought together! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
I grew up on these streets
August 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I grew up on these streets