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Gerard Manley Hopkins is one of English poetry's most brilliant stylistic innovators, and one of the most distinguished poets of any age. However, during his lifetime he was known not as a poet but as a Jesuit priest, and his faith was essential to his work. His writings combine an intense feeling for nature with an ecstatic awareness of its divine origins, most remarkably expressed in his magnificent and highly original 'sprung rhythm.'

This collection contains not only all of Hopkins’ significant poetry, but also selections from his journals, sermons, and letters, all chosen for their spiritual guidance and insight. Hopkins didn't... Read More

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Hopkins: Poems

Written by Gerard Manley Hopkins

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publisher: Everyman's Library
On Sale: October 31, 1995
Price: $13.50

This Everyman's Library Pocket Poets edition contains a full selection of Hopkins's work, including selected verse, prose, and letters, and an index of first lines. Read more >

Mortal Beauty, God's Grace
Major Poems and Spiritual Writings of Gerard Manley Hopkins
Written by Gerard Manley Hopkins

Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: December 2, 2003
Price: $13.95

A Vintage Spiritual Classic

Gerard Manley Hopkins is one of English poetry’s most brilliant stylistic innovators, and one of the most distinguished poets of any age. However, during his lifetime he was known not as a poet but as a Jesuit priest, and his faith was essential to his work. His writings... Read more >