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Ben Boucher (1769-1851) was an English poet who described life in Dudley in the Black Country during the nineteenth century. ==Biography== Ben Boucher was born in 1769 at Horseley Heath and was a collier by trade. He wrote a poem in 1827 describing in detail Dudley Market. A number of his poems are included in the book ''The Curiosities of Dudley and the Black Country'' by C.F.G. Clarke published in 1881. According to Clarke, he was commemorated with the rhyme: ''Oh! rare Ben Boucher, Boucher Ben; The best of Poets, but worst of men.'' Clarke also adds:〔 the greater part of his singular and irregular life was spent in Dudley, at certain favourite public house haunts, where his talents were appreciated, and his songs admired and read by the curious''.' He died in the workhouse in 1851. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ben Boucher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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