Poetic postage
William Wordsworth is regarded as having launched the ‘Romantic era’ of British poetry, was Poet Laureate and remains one of the UK’s most popular poets. The Romantic era included poetry by Wordsworth, ST Coleridge, Keats and Shelley among others, and it is period of creativity that is celebrated across the ten stamps.
The stamps, each with a 1st class denomination, feature stark but effective artwork, a simple line from a poem, the name of the work and the name of the poet. It’s a simple approach that works very well and lends the set a consistent, measured feel.
The first poet featured in the set is Northamptonshire-born John Clare, the son of a farm worker, who
