The Essay - Tennyson 200

Four contemporary British poets each choose a single poem or extract by Tennyson and give a personal account of why it means so much to them

The Essay - Tennyson 200 - Come into the Garden, Maud

Brian Patten traces his complex relationship with the poetry of Tennyson, discussing the poems Come into the Garden, Maud and Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal.

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The Essay - Tennyson 200 - Tears, Idle Tears

Kit Wright discusses Tennyson's lyric poem Tears, Idle Tears, reflecting on the poet's ability to capture the essence of the human condition.

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The Essay - Tennyson 200 - The Kraken

Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis discusses the importance to her of Tennyson's poem The Kraken - about a legendary sea-monster.

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The Essay - Tennyson 200 - Vicki Feaver on Ulysses

Poet Vicki Feaver explains the importance to her of Tennyson's poem Ulysses, explaining that it is about the need of the artist always to move forward.

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