Nature Poetry

... Nature Poetry "The Natural World is often a source of joy and wonder for the child; it can also cause fear and guilt" William Wordsworth was born in Cumberland near the Lake District in 1770. He was educated at Hawkshead and later at St John's College Cambridge. Wordsworth was one of the first "Romantic" poets in that he portrayed a romantic view of nature. Wordsworth aimed to use "a selection of the language really used by men" in his poems. He became Poet Laureate in 1843 and then died in 1850. Seamus Heaney was born in County Derry, Northern Ireland. He studied at Queen's University and then went on to teach at St Joseph's College Belfast. He was awarded the Noble prize for literature in 1995. Both poets write about their childhood experiences. Although Wordsworth wrote in the 18th century and Heaney over two hundred years later both wrote many poems which are

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