Selected Poems of John Clare, Volume 2

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 30, 2023

In Category - Poetry

Authors: John Clare In Year : 0

Book Language: English

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To the Snipe
Birds Nests
On Seeing Two Swallows Late in October
March Nightingale, The
Thrushes Nest, The
Wren, The
Nightingales Nest, The
Sky Lark, The
Ravens Nest, The
Sedge Birds Nest
Autumn Robin, The
Pettichaps Nest, The
Partridge Coveys
Hedge Sparrow
High Overhead that Silent Throne

John Clare (1793 - 1864) was a farm labourer in the village of Helpstone, Northamptonshire, who became arguably England's greatest nature poet. He rose to fame when his 'Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery' was published in 1820. His language preserves many local dialect words in a mixture of classical forms and heart-felt love of country life and nature. This volume comprises fifteen of his bird poems. (Summary by David Barnes).