tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615986.post116046287207446040..comments2023-09-23T12:27:48.199+01:00Comments on John Clare Weblog: Remembrances (III)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615986.post-1160604908405906512006-10-11T23:15:00.000+01:002006-10-11T23:15:00.000+01:00I am busy researching John Clare for some further ...I am busy researching John Clare for some further work with my Year 6 Literacy class (age 10 and 11). I had forgotten the melancholic beauty of Clare's poetry until revisiting it with the children today. They have thoroughly enjoyed the imagery he created and were fascinated by Clare's life.Who knows - perhaps there will be a few John Clare converts amongst them - makes the job worthwhile!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615986.post-1160463672333591642006-10-10T08:01:00.000+01:002006-10-10T08:01:00.000+01:00"...traps are set to killThe little homeless miner..."...traps are set to kill<BR/>The little homeless miners..."<BR/><BR/>As one who has a plague of moles in the garden at present and would like to be rid of them... what am I to do and be faithful to Clare's railing against those who would kill all wild life in the 'new' fields?Arborfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378273311339123481noreply@blogger.com