Insects

About this film

LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Insects by John Clare. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 14, 2016. Read in English by Bruce Kachuk; David Lawrence; Newgatenovelist; Jason Amrhein; Jude; Lee Ann Howlett; Lisa Reichert; Maria Kasper; Matthew Datcher; NoelBadrian and wisegirlstudio. John Clare was an English poet, the son of a farm labourer, who came to be known for his celebratory representations of the English countryside and his lamentation of its disruption. His poetry underwent a major re-evaluation in the late 20th century, and he is now often considered to be among the most important 19th-century poets. His biographer Jonathan Bate states that Clare was "the greatest labouring-class poet that England has ever produced. No one has ever written more powerfully of nature, of a rural childhood, and of the alienated and unstable self". ( Wikipedia) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (9MB)

Directors & creators

John Clare

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; literature; nature; insects; fairies

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