PUBLICATION OF JOHN CLARE'S POETRY

Early day motion 1191, tabled 25 March 2010 by Barry Sheerman (Labour). Signed by 16 members.

That this House recognises that this year marks the 190th anniversary of the publication of John Clare's first volume of poems; notes that the dispute over the copyright issues relating to John Clare's published and unpublished work still restricts access to the full extent of Clare's genius; and calls for the issues surrounding this to be resolved rapidly in order to ensure that the work of this pre-eminent poet of the natural world be made even more widely accessible.

Signatures by party: Labour 9, Liberal Democrat 4, Conservative 2, Independent 1.