Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809–1892), born in Lincolnshire, England, showed early talent, writing his first long poem at the age of twelve. He attended Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the intellectual club the Apostles, led by Arthur Hallam, who became a close friend. Tennyson’s long elegy In Memoriam, a tribute to Hallam, made Tennyson famous. In his later years Tennyson accepted a peerage, becoming Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Among his other well-known works are “Ulysses,” “The Lady of Shalott,” the epic poem Idylls of the King, and “Crossing the Bar,” written a few years before his death. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- From “In Memoriam”, poetry, in Poems of the Week: 2019–2020