Reflective and existentialI Am
John Clare · identity, estrangement and the search for rest
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English Poetry
Classic poems given a new musical voice — with just enough context to hear the words differently.
Reflective and existential
Reflective love lyricPeace
Sara Teasdale · love, fulfilment and inner stillness
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Nature and wanderlustA Vagabond Song
Bliss Carman · autumn, freedom and the call of the road
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Love and remembranceHeart of My Heart
Madison Julius Cawein · childhood memory, enduring love and homecoming
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Meet the poets
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John Clare
A poet of the living countryside, belonging and the vulnerable self.
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Clear, musical lyrics in which love and beauty carry complex changes of feeling.
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A Canadian lyric voice of seasonal change, spiritual searching and the desire to wander.
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Kentucky landscapes, remembered places and enduring love in a richly musical lyric voice.
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