The Traherne Association welcomes you to this site which celebrates and promotes the life and work of the poet and spiritual writer Thomas Traherne (c1637 - 1674).

Links

We include links for Traherne and some kindred interests:

The Oxford Traherne is the website set up by the team preparing a new edition of Traherne’s works

Capacitie was the word used by Thomas Traherne to describe his essential being. This website was created by Alan Mann.

The Traherne blog of David Buresh whose modernised version of Centuries is called Waking Up inHeaven.

St Mary, Credenhill

St Mary with St Alban Church, Teddington

St Mary, Launton

The Alliance of Literary Societies

Hereford Cathedral

The Poetry Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye

Brasenose

Oxford DNB carries a helpful biography of Traherne to which access may be obtained either by, or, for members of public libraries which subscribe to DNB, either by entering your library membership under ‘Sign in’ on the Oxford DNB website ( oxforddnb.com) or by visiting your local library.

John Clare Society

Blake Society of St James

The Hopkins Society

The Vaughan Association