In his poem ‘Summer Images’ John Clare wrote that ‘Rich music breathes in summer’s every sound’. Song was everywhere: in the sky, the trees, the fields and rivers. It affected him to the extent that he declared: ‘I thought Id a right to song/And sung …’ While a prolific poet he also wrote many songs himself and we still have access to them today. Clare’s … Continue reading Walking and Singing With John Clare
Award-winning poet Paul Farley on John Clare’s The Lament of Swordy-Well. Continue reading Paul Farley and The Lament of Swordy-Well
Northampton artist Tamsyn Payne exhibiting her painting of green service cabinets, including some attributed words from John Clare. Tamsyn’s work forms part of a project titled Northampton Cabinet Art, launched in July 2025, which aims to ‘bring joy to Northampton one cabinet at a time’ by enabling local artists to decorate the usually dark olive green metal or plastic cabinets used by media companies to … Continue reading ‘To look on past joys…’
