William Barnes was born at Blackmoor Vale in Dorset, the son of a farmer. He took a Bachelor of Divinity degree on a part-time basis at St. John's College, Cambridge, and became a clergyman in 1848. The poems he wrote about his birthplace on themes such as love, natural landscape and regional life brought him a lot of public acclaim. But he also had many other interests, especially languages. Apart from the classical languages, he also learned Welsh, Hindustani, Persian, Hebrew and a handful of European languages. His great interest in different kinds of knowledge made him write on different subjects such as mathematics, astronomy and geography. His real talent, however, lay in exploiting his poetic gift in the writing of folklore, thus setting the stage for people like Thomas Hardy.
Poems by this Poet
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Sensibility | 19 May 2014 |
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Our Church | 5 September 2014 |
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Not Vur to Goo | 19 May 2014 |
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Lydlinch Bells | 5 September 2014 |
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Why Are We Sundered? | 29 November 2013 |
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Night Walk | 29 November 2013 |
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The Lark | 19 May 2014 |
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The Home-Ground | 29 November 2013 |
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Church Opening - | 19 May 2014 |
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Swift Bye Passings | 5 September 2014 |
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