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Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson FRS ( / ˈtɛnɪsən /; 6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892), was an English poet. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria 's reign. In 1829, Tennyson was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of his first pieces, "Timbuktu". He published his first solo collection of poems ...
Occupation. Poet, playwright, writer. Edward James "Ted" Hughes OM OBE FRSL (17 August 1930 – 28 October 1998) [ 1] was an English poet, translator, and children's writer. Critics frequently rank him as one of the best poets of his generation and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1984 and held ...
The first two stanzas of the poem are written in a loose anapestic trimeter and rhyme abcb. The third stanza begins in the same way, but the last two lines of this stanza make a sharp break with the form of the preceding stanzas. These concluding lines are written in tetrameter rather than trimeter, and they fail to maintain the abcb rhyme scheme
His poems are based on feelings and emotions. In 2014 Baker began performing as a speaker for TED. [4] His talk ‘A love poem for lonely prime numbers’ has over 2 million views. [6] [7] A collection of his own poetry, The Sunshine Kid, was published in 2015 by Burning Eye Books. [1] Baker received major national airplay on the BBC in 2015 ...
17. A Special Bond He was always my pillar, when I knew I’d fall. Always my anchor, so strong and so tall. —Unknown. 18. Dad To me dad, you’re everything I cannot begin to say.
Pam Ayres. Pamela Ayres MBE (born 14 March 1947) is a British poet, comedian, songwriter and presenter of radio and television programmes. Her 1975 appearance on the television talent show Opportunity Knocks led to appearances on other TV and radio shows, a one-woman touring stage show and performing before the Queen .
Lemn Sissay OBE FRSL (born 21 May 1967) [1] is a British author and broadcaster. He was the official poet of the 2012 London Olympics, was chancellor of the University of Manchester from 2015 until 2022, and joined the Foundling Museum 's board of trustees two years later, having previously been appointed one of the museum's fellows.
My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Julie Clayton. I became aware of Julie through Poetry Out Loud, a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry by ...