Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

John Clare

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1334998477 ISBN 13: 9781334998478

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Step into the rural voice of a lifetime—where simple days become vivid, enduring poetry.

Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery gathers intimate verses that celebrate countryside labor, natural beauty, and ordinary moments. The collection moves from dawn’s early light to the quiet evenings of village life, offering direct, clear language that invites readers to feel the land, weather, and work as if they were present.

Across its pages, readers encounter love, memory, and the daily rhythms that shape a life lived close to the land. The poems vary in form—from songs and reflections to personal letters—yet each piece grounds the reader in the textures of rural experience and the ways it shapes mood, thought, and feeling.

• Accessible, melodic verse that paints farms, fields, and village scenes with fresh immediacy
• Varied forms, including lyrical pieces, epistles, and short songs
• Themes of work, love, poverty, resilience, and the beauty of humble life
• A window into rural life and emotion expressed with direct, unadorned language

Ideal for readers who savor nature poetry, rustic charm, and concise, vivid observations of everyday life.

About this title

About the Author

John Clare and Ali Zarbafi are psychotherapists working in Wales and London. They have worked together since 1998 in various dreaming matrixes in England, France and Wales, and are currently working with social dreams in the community of Hay-on-Wye.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1334998477
• ISBN 13: 9781334998478
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248