Robert Martin discusses the craft of biography and the life and work of the British poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892). Martin is the author of Tennyson: The Unquiet Heart.
In the second segment [23:56], Robert Gingher, an editorial writer and book critic in Greensboro, N.C., delivers a commentary on the relationship between our work and our lives, asserting the importance of approaching life with curiosity and introspection.
At the time of this interview, Martin was professor emeritus of English at Princeton University.
This edition of Soundings was conducted by Wayne J. Pond.
