Alfred, Lord Tennyson

1809–1892

In Memoriam is seventeen years of grief kept in one metre — proof that form can hold what a person cannot.

Dramatic monologueElegyLyricAgeDoubtDutyFaithGriefMourningRestlessnessTime

The writings

Poetry

Poetry · 1850

In Memoriam A.H.H.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy

In Memoriam A.H.H.

1850 · Elegy · Lyric

133 lyrics written over seventeen years of mourning for Arthur Hallam.

Poem

Poem · 1842

Ulysses (poem)

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy

Ulysses (poem)

1842 · Dramatic monologue

An old king refuses retirement.