Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) was born one of 12 children to a wealthy family in Lincolnshire, England. With poems such as In Memoriam, an elegy for a friend, and Idylls of the King, a long narrative, Tennyson became the most popular English poet of his time. Queen Victoria made him Poet Laureate in 1850. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.
POEMS
Break, Break, Break
Crossing the Bar
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Princess: Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal