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Sometimes it is rewarding to revisit some of the memorable, old poems of English literature. This one is “Ulysses” by Alfred Lord Tennyson, a famous dramatic monologue in blank verse. “Ulysses”, ...

A portrait of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, by Samuel Laurence and Sir Edward Burne-Jones, circa 1840. Wikimedia Commons Alfred Tennyson’s 1833 poem “Ulysses”, was, he tells us, written under a sense of loss ...

"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." How Tennyson’s poem “Ulysses” will inspire athletes at the 2012 Olympic Village. Take a peek at Shel Silverstein's new collection of poems and drawings ...

Chancellor turned to 19th-century verse traditionally used to summon communal strength Rishi Sunak’s budget speech was unusually short on quips but sought inspiration from Tennyson’s Ulysses as he ...

Do people still read poetry aloud? In old novels, set during Christmastime, the long winter evenings were often devoted to singing songs around the piano, telling ghost stories and reciting poems, ...