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Dances With Daffodils

ordsworth's best-known and arguably most ridiculous poem is "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," the one about the daffodils. When daffodils are blooming, it is impossible not to think of this poem ... read more

I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD

Since it's possibly the most popular poem in the English language, Wordsworth's piece needs no special pleading to be aired again. Its mixture of delight in spring and reflectiveness has charmed ... read more

A planet in dire need of poetry

Ask a creative person about what inspires them, and you might hear the usual suspects: a lover, the news, the planet. I’m focusing on the third Muse today. World Earth Day is on April 22, and it is an ... read more

Wandering lonely as a cloud in search of love

She became the bedrock of his life; she may even have had a hand in his most famous of poems, I wander'd lonely as a cloud. So that's one Sockburn story with a happy ending. What of the other? read more

Wandering lonely as a cloud during the April showers

It was a windy day in the Lake District more than 220 years ago when Dorothy Wordsworth and her poet brother William walked along the shores of Ullswater. “The wind seized our breath. The lake ... read more

Discover the Lake District

“I wandered lonely as a cloud” Oh, hello! I’m reading from a poem by William Wordsworth, a poet who was inspired by the landscape around me, here in the Lake District. And it’s no ... read more

Watch: James May’s debuts acting skills in hilarious Bengali TV role

In a now-viral clip, which aired back in 2023, May can be seen discussing Wordsworth’s famous poem “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” as he plays the role of a sharply dressed professor. read more

Evidently Tinseltown: a night in LA with the copywriter’s muse, John Cooper Clarke

Brought up on a diet of ITV and jingles, I was more ‘For mash, get Smash’ than ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud.’ I caught the tail end of punk but threw myself into the alternative music scene. read more