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 ...

I was in high school when I first read Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s 1833 poem “Ulysses,” which chronicles the title character’s reflection on his years of travel, as recorded in Homer’s “Odyssey.” Though ...