Nature or Nurture? John Clare, Peasant Poet

The poetry of John Clare feels different from that of other Romantic poets.  Since I am fully aware of what an ambiguous characterization that is, I will attempt to qualify some of the differences I see in his poems and, specifically, in his understanding of Nature.  When I read the poems of Wordsworth or Coleridge, […]

Nature or Nurture? John Clare, Peasant Poet