From Helpston in rural Northamptonshire, John Clare was born in 1793. He is now regarded as the most important poet of the natural world from Britain. He wrote many poems, prose and letters about love, sex, corruption and politics, environmental and social change, poverty and folk life. Even in his 'madness', his talents were not diminished. Ronald Blythe, past President of the Clare Society, saw Clare as "... England's most articulate village voice".
Clare died, aged 71, in 1864.
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Blowing his fingers
& foddering boys sojourn again By ryhme hung hedge & frozen plain Shuffling thro the sinking snows Blowing his fingers as he goes To where the stock in bellowings hoarse Call for their meals in dreary close & print full many a hungry track Round circling hedge that guards the stack
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