Possible Clues:

• Alfred Lord . . . . . . . . great poet of 'The Lady of Shalott'
• Great Victorian state supremo's beginning to break up part of joint
• Alfred Lord . . . . . . . ., great English poet
• Maud poet
• Poet of the decade, city boy
• Alfred Lord . . . . . . . . , great English poet
• A Poet Laureate in game, reportedly one cut short
• Poet who's written verse about the Big Apple
• Poet Laureate after Wordsworth
• Poet, author of 'The Lady of Shalott'