Selected Writings

by Gerard Manley Hopkins, Robert van de Weyer (Primary Contributor)

Poems by Gerald Hopkins, SJ, a poet who was known for his nature mysticism.

Genres: Poetry

97 pages, Paperback

First published January 8, 1996

About the author

Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) was an English poet, Roman Catholic convert, and Jesuit priest, whose 20th-century fame established him posthumously 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.

Reviews

[rachy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not, I'll not, carrion comfort, Despair, not feast on thee;
Not untwist — slack they may be — these last strands of man
In me

[T P Kennedy · Rating 3 out of 5]

If this had just been the poems, I would have given it a five star rating. The poetry is wonderful - inventive, passionate and playful. He has fun with language (in a very serious manner). The prose, in contrast, is mannered and not very revealing. He was his better self as a poet.

[Vivian Zenari · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wanted to read all his poems because I love all the poems that get anthologized. He wasn’t super prolific and had many unfinished poems but I like many of the completed poems that are not anthologized. What to say about him? An original, imagist before the imagists.