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Gerard Manley Hopkins

Gerard Manley Hopkins Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J. (28 July 1844 – 8 June 1889) was an English poet, Roman Catholic convert, and a Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame established him among the leading Victorian poets. His experimental explorations in prosody (especially sprung rhythm) and his use of imagery established him as a daring innovator in a period of largely traditional verse.
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Poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins

As Kingfishers Catch Fire

Binsey Poplars

Carrion Comfort

Felix Randal

God’s Grandeur

Hurrahing in Harvest

Inversnaid

Peace

Penmaen Pool

Pied Beauty

Spring

Spring and Fall

The Caged Skylark

The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo

The May Magnificat

The Windhover

Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord, if I Contend