Leonard Clark

Leonard Clark (1 August 1905 – September 1981) was an English poet, writer, editor, and educator. Though his works do occasionally mention Devon and Yorkshire, they always return to the Forest of Dean. The family regularly attended St. Stephen's Church. In 1970, he was made a knight of St. Sylvester. His poem Stillborn is written in the voice of a mother who has lost her child and wonders: "[did] you [reject] us?" It is still used in support groups for families of stillborn babies.

Selected bibliography Poetry English Morning and Other Poems (1953) Near and Far: Poems for Children (1968) The Broad Atlantic (1974) The Hearing Heart (1974) The Way It Was: Poems (1980) An Intimate Landscape (1981)

Children's stories Robert Andrew Tells a Story (1965) Robert Andrew by the Sea (1965) Robert Andrew in the Country (1966) Mr. Pettigrew's Harvest Festival (1974) Mr. Pettigrew's Train (1975) Mr. Pettigrew and the Bellringers (1976)

Anthologies and compilations The Open Door: An Anthology of Verse for Juniors (1937) The Magic Kingdom: An Anthology of Verse for Seniors (1937) All Things New (1965) All Along, Down Along: A Book of Stories in Verse (1971)

Prose Green Wood: A Gloucestershire Childhood (1962) A Fool in the Forest (1965) Grateful Caliban (1967) An Inspector Remembers (1976)

Edited books Prospect of a Poet: Essays and Tributes by Fourteen Writers by Andrew Young (1957) The Collected Poems by Andrew Young (1963) Sound of Battle by Ivor Gurney (1969)

Biographies A Handlist of the Writings in Book Form (1902—53) of Walter de la Mare (1953) Walter de la Mare: A Checklist (1956) Alfred Williams: His Life and Work (1969)