John Clare's poems

John Clare was a prolific writer. He wrote many poems and also left behind him a great legacy of notes and letters. Whilst best known for his poems about nature and the countryside, Clare also wrote about village life, love and loss.

Peter Moyse, a resident of Helpston, and former secretary of the John Clare Society has recorded a number of Clare's poems. You can listen to a selection of these recordings by clicking on the titles below.

Wood Pictures in Winter
Wood Pictures in Spring
Wood pictures in Summer
Home Pictures in May
Summer Moods
Field Thoughts
The Wren
The Sedgebird's Nest
A Spring Morning
Memory
Careless Rambles
Helpston

You can also read the following poems

The Fern Owl's Nest
Wild Bees
Hedge sparrow
Winter
The Woodman
The Village Boy
Swordy Well
The Lament of Swordy Well
Pleasant Places
Hares at Play