![]() However, the young man was determined to focus on poetry. As a younger son, Tennyson was encouraged to find a profession, such as entering the church like his father. His death meant straitened circumstances for the family, and Tennyson did not complete his degree. Tennyson also continued to write poetry, and in 1829, he won the Chancellor's Gold Medal for the poem "Timbuctoo." In 1830, Tennyson published his first solo collection: Poems, Chiefly Lyrical. It was at university that Tennyson met Arthur Hallam, who became a close friend, and joined a group of students who called themselves the Apostles. That same year, Tennyson began to study at Trinity College at Cambridge, where his two older brothers were also students. In 1827, Tennyson had his first poetry published in Poems by Two Brothers (though actually three Tennyson brothers contributed to the volume). Even worse, his father was an alcoholic and drug user who at times physically threatened members of the family. ![]() His father was an elder son who had been disinherited in favor of a younger brother, which engendered resentment. However, Tennyson's home wasn't a happy one. Tennyson and his siblings were raised with a love of books and writing by the age of 8, Tennyson was penning his first poems. ![]() The rest of his pre-university education was overseen by his well-read father. Therefore, Tennyson only attended Louth Grammar School (where he was bullied) for a few years. Tennyson's father was a church rector who earned a decent income, but the size of the family meant expenses had to be closely watched. Tennyson grew up with two older brothers, four younger brothers and four younger sisters. He would be one of his family's 11 surviving children (his parents' firstborn died in infancy). Tennyson was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, England on August 6, 1809. Tennyson was Queen Victoria's poet laureate from 1850 until his death in 1892. His "In Memoriam" (1850), which contains the line "'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all," cemented his reputation. He was first published in 1827, but it was not until the 1840s that his work received regular public acclaim. Born in England in 1809, Alfred, Lord Tennyson began writing poetry as a boy.
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