John Clare
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Poet Categorization
POET’S REGION England
SCHOOL / PERIOD Romantic
LIFE SPAN 1793–1864
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Biography
John Clare was born into a peasant family in Helpston, England. Although he was the son of illiterate parents, Clare received some formal schooling. While earning money through such manual labor as ploughing and threshing, he published several volumes of poetry, including Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery. After suffering from delusions, Clare was admitted to an insane asylum where he spent the final 20 years of his life.
