ALTHOUGH C. S. Lewis never published a book of verse during his lifetime, he wrote poetry from the age of fourteen. This poetic impulse is evident in much of Lewis's work, including his first prose piece, The Pilgrim's Regress, which contains a number of short lyrics, and in his novel Till We Have Faces, which had its beginnings as a long poem. C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) gained international renown for an impressive array of works both popular and scholarly: a science fiction trilogy, children's books, a novel, poetry, literary criticis and numerous books on Christianity. Among h most celebrated achievements are Out of the Sil Planet, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, The Four Loves, and Surprised by Joy.