In this essay I use Wordsworth's theory of poerty written in "Preface to Lyrical Ballads to explain Tennyson's poetry. Written on September 18th, 2010. The man on the cover of this is William Wordsworth. William Wordsworth (April 7, 1770 – April 23, 1850) Alfred, Lord Tennyson (August 6, 1809 – October 6, 1892)