![]() ![]() He would make up phrases or discrete lines as he walked, and store them in his memory until he had a proper setting for them. Launched Writing Career In 1827, when he was almost eighteen years old, Tennyson's first volume of poetry, Poems by Two Brothers was published. ![]() Later that year, Tennyson enrolled at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he won the chancellor's gold medal for his poem “Timbuctoo” in 1829. Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, published in 1830, was well received and marked the beginning of Tennyson's literary career. Another collection, Poems, appeared in 1832 but was less favorably reviewed, many critics praising Tennyson's artistry but objecting to what they considered an absence of intellectual substance. ![]() The latter volume was published at the urging of Arthur Hallam, a brilliant Cambridge undergraduate who had become Tennyson's closest friend and was an ardent admirer of his poetry. Hallam's enthusiasm was welcomed by Tennyson, whose personal circumstances had led to a growing despondency. His father died in 1831, leaving Tennyson's family in debt and forcing his early departure from Trinity College. ![]()
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