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Foliage (version 2)

Foliage (version 2)

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Number of Chapters: 41

Length: 01 hour and 05 minutes

Language: English

W.H.Davies was born in Newport, South Wales. He had a difficult childhood and spent several years in the US as a tramp or hobo. He spent one winter moving between jails in Michigan under the ‘boodle’ system; an illicit system where a tramp could make an arrangement to be housed in a prison without being an actual prisoner. He later lost his right foot below the knee after a failed attempt to jump a freight train in Ontario on a journey to the Klondike to try to make his fortune.
On his return to the UK he continued to live rough or in doss-houses for some time, before eventually settling down with his wife Helen and moving on to a quiet and happy life.
Poetry was his staple throughout his life and he was eventually recognised for his talents.
Much of his poetry reflects on themes of hardship and the natural world.
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Thunderstorms (Craig Franklin)
Strong Moments (Craig Franklin)
A Greeting (Craig Franklin)
Sweet Stay-A-Home (Craig Franklin)
The Starved (Craig Franklin)
A May Morning (Craig Franklin)
The Lonely Dreamer (Craig Franklin)
Christmas (Craig Franklin)
Laughing Rose (Craig Franklin)
Seeking Joy (Craig Franklin)
The Old Oak Tree (Craig Franklin)
Poor Kings (Craig Franklin)
Love and The Muse (Craig Franklin)
My Youth (Craig Franklin)
Smiles (Craig Franklin)
Mad Poll (Craig Franklin)
Joy Supreme (Craig Franklin)
Francis Thompson (Craig Franklin)
The Bird-Man (Craig Franklin)
Winter Beauty (Craig Franklin)
The Church Organ (Craig Franklin)
Heigh Ho, The Rain (Craig Franklin)
Loves Inspiration (Craig Franklin)
Night Wanderers (Craig Franklin)
Young Beauty (Craig Franklin)
Who I know (Craig Franklin)
Sweet Birds I come (Craig Franklin)
The Two Lives (Craig Franklin)
Hidden Love (Craig Franklin)
Life is Jolly (Craig Franklin)
The Fog (Craig Franklin)
A Woman's Charms (Craig Franklin)
Dreams of the Sea (Craig Franklin)
The Wonder Maker (Craig Franklin)
The Helpless (Craig Franklin)
An Early Love (Craig Franklin)
Dream Tragedies (Craig Franklin)
Children At Play (Craig Franklin)
When the Cuckoo Sings (Craig Franklin)
Return to Nature (Craig Franklin)
A Strange City (Craig Franklin)
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