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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The Pleäce Our Own Ageän | 29 November 2013 |
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The Vaice ov Hwome | 19 May 2014 |
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Autumn | 29 November 2013 |
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Do My Vore-Elders Know o' Me? | 5 September 2014 |
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Shrodon Feäir: — The Vu'st Peärt | 19 May 2014 |
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The Lew o' the Rick | 29 November 2013 |
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The Meäd a-Mow'd | 5 September 2014 |
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A Winter Night | 17 May 2014 |
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Wind Screen | 19 May 2014 |
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When the Feast Do Come Round | 29 November 2013 |
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