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John Clare

John Clare author Paul Farley editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Faber & Faber

Published:5th Apr '07

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John Clare poems, selected by Paul Farley, as one of six new additions to the acclaimed Poet to Poet series.

John Clare (1793-1864), the 'peasant poet', worked as an agricultural labourer in Northamptonshire until a deterioration in his mental health saw him committed to an insane asylum.

John Clare (1793-1864), the 'peasant poet', worked as an agricultural labourer in Northamptonshire until a deterioration in his mental health saw him committed to an insane asylum. He published four volumes of verse, including Poems, Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery (1820), and The Shepherd's Calendar (1827).

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets of our literature.

"'Faber has a poetry list worth bragging about. What other publisher could conjure up a series like this?' The Times"

ISBN: 9780571234639

Dimensions: 198mm x 128mm x 18mm

Weight: 120g

160 pages

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