On New Year’s Day, or thereabouts, I have the habit of reading “Ring out wild bells,” the Tennyson poem, from In Memoriam. In my book, it’s not only a great New Year’s poem — it’s a ...

In 1850 Tennyson published In Memoriam AHH. The poem was dedicated to his late friend Arthur Hallam. It was a favourite of Queen Victoria, who said the book helped to comfort her after her husband ...

Victorian poet Tennyson wrote 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' in 1854, so he's not around to answer my questions. But luckily Jane Weir is here with me to talk to you about her beautiful poem ...