John Clare

John Clare (July 13, 1793 - May 20, 1864), English poet, commonly known as "the Northamptonshire Peasant Poet," the son of a farm labourer, was born at Helpston near Peterborough.

Further reading

• John Clare, Poems descriptive of rural life and scenery, London, 1820.
• John Clare, The village minstrel, and other poems, London, 1821.
• Frederick Martin, The Life of John Clare, 1865.
• J. L. Cherry, Life and remains of John Clare, 1873.
• Norman Gale, Clare's Poems, 1901.
• H. O. Dendurent, John Clare: A Reference Guide, G. K. Hall, 1978.
• Hugh Haughton, Adam Phillips, and Geoffrey Summerfield, John Clare In Context, Cambridge University Press, 1994.