A NEW work by Tennyson is the best gift that literature has had in her bestowal for these many years ; and this last volume, with its familiar grace and charm, renews the old pleasure. His art has ...

Ring out the false, ring in the true. Ring out the grief that saps the mind For those that here we see no more; Ring out the feud of rich and poor, Ring in redress to all mankind. Ring in the love of ...

“ THIS dramatic monologue,” as Tennyson describes the title-poem of his latest volume 1 in his dedication of it to his wife, has met with little justice at the hands of the public. Just how much the ...

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Elections, policy debates, legal feuds, riots, scandals, wars, rumors of wars—will any of it matter a thousand years from now? Does any of it matter now? Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem “The Lotos-Eaters” ...

March 1969: One great poet on another – Larkin on Tennyson By Philip Larkin In 1969, Philip Larkin reviewed a new edition of Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poems. The New Statesman’s editor at the time, Paul ...

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To help usher in the new year, our poetry reviewer Tess Taylor wants us to seize the spirit of the day. TESS TAYLOR, BYLINE: By the time this week rolls around where we all unplug a little and dream a ...

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Poets view the New Year as a magical beginning, embracing change and new possibilities. Through their verses, they reflect on letting go of the past, finding solace, and the continuous desire for ...