The Village Minstrel

Name: The Village Minstrel
Author: John Clare

by John Clare

English poem depicting a country minstrel's life and encounters in rural landscape

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John Clare

English peasant poet whose lyrical celebrations of the Northamptonshire countryside have been increasingly valued since his rediscovery. He spent his last years in an asylum.

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