Gerard Manley Hopkins

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Faber, 2012 - 64 páginas
In the 'Poet to Poet' series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past whom they particularly admire. By their selection of verses and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the selectors offer intriguing insights into their own work.

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Gerard M. Hopkins was born on July 28, 1844 in England, into a large and talented family. He attended Oxford, and entered the Jesuits in 1868. He later studied theology and, after destroying much of his youthful poetry, took up writing. In 1877, Hopkins was ordained as a priest. He was assigned to several churches and continued to write poetry, none of which was published until after his death. Hopkins's poems are noted for their intricate rhythm, which he labeled sprung rhythm. The poems are exemplified by their clever puns, wordplay and imaginative phrasing. His works include several series of sonnets, such as Pied Beauty and The Windhover, as well as "terrible" sonnets that explore the conflict between his sexual longing and his devotion to God. Gerard M. Hopkins died of typhoid fever on June 8, 1889, in Ireland. John Stammers read philosophy at King's College London and is an Associate of Kings' College. His first collection, Panoramic Lounge Bar (2001) was awarded the Forward Prize for Best First Collection and shortlisted for the Whitbread Poetry Award; his second, Stolen Love Behaviour (2005), was a Poetry Book Society Choice. A creative writing tutor and freelance writer, he lives in Islington, London where he was born.

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