288 Pages
35 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
This volume examines how John Clare’s legacy has shaped post-war British poetry, providing a foundation for poets to redefine their relationship with the natural world, address contemporary environmental issues, and develop an eco-poetry rooted in tradition while amplifying marginalized voices. It explores poets who employ traditional forms, such as Seamus Heaney and Paul Farley, alongside those... Read more
Introduction: Clare as a modern eco-poet
Chapter One: Clare and the ecology of the Belfast Renaissance
Chapter Two – Clare, Scotland, and the USA
Chapter Three – North Country Clare
Chapter Four: Clare and the “British Poetry Revival”
Conclusion: Towards a multilingual Clare
Biography
Sam Hickford, PhD from the University of St. Andrews (2025), is a journalist, poet, and scholar. He has published a poetry collection, Poems Sketched Upon the M60 (2021), and written multilingual papers on John Clare for New Voices in Translation Studies and John Clare Society Journal. He has also written features for The Guardian and The Tablet
