The Life and Times of John Clare - A talk by Dr Sam Ward of the John Clare Society.

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Cedar Centre doors open 6.30pm, Start 7pm.

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Born in 1793, Clare is now regarded as one of the most important poets of the natural world. He wrote many poems, essays, journals and letters. The son of a farm labourer, he became known for his celebrations of the English countryside and his sorrows at its disruption. Also a talented fiddler, he became, in effect, one of the first collectors of folk tunes. His house in Helpston is now a visitor attraction.

The talk will focus on John Clare's life and particularly his local links, although no doubt Sam will not be able to ignore Clare's poetry!

Sam Ward is an academic from Nottingham Trent University who is both a trustee and the archivist for the John Clare Society. He lectures extensively on John Clare and his contemporaries, focusing on Clare's response to environmental change and issues of ownership and appropriation. In this talk he will give a concise overview of Clare's life highlighting his response to agricultural enclosure, the advent of the railway, birdwatching, and plant collecting, his compilation of local folk tales and ballads and his participation in Roman excavations.

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