“The Eagle” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, animated by Jim Avis

Posted on April 3, 2026 by julian peters comics

My new book, Nature Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets More Great Poetry (Plough Publishing, 2026) was released last week!

Here is another video interpretation by Jim Avis of one of the 24 comics adaptations featured in the book: Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s punchy miniature masterpiece, “The Eagle” (1851):

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2 Responses to “The Eagle” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, animated by Jim Avis

  1. sheergrudgery's avatar sheergrudgery says:
    April 4, 2026 at 4:03 pm

    I pre-ordered your book and it is fabulous. I admire your work – thank you for making poetry alive.

    Elisa Clowes

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