Binsey Poplars

Binsey Poplars

by Gerard Manley Hopkins

Binsey Poplars is a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins, an English poet and Jesuit priest. The poem is a meditation on the beauty of nature, and on the relationship between nature and God. Hopkins uses vivid imagery and sprung rhythm to create a powerful and moving poem that explores the themes of faith, nature, and the human condition.

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Gerard Manley Hopkins was an English poet and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame placed him among the leading Victorian poets. His manipulation of prosody – parti...

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