This 1964 #reprint of #English #poet, #GerardManleyHopkins ' #poems is hard to find. Hopkins upset his #Anglican family by converting to #Catholicism at age 22, eventually becoming a #Jesuit #priest. $20. #Booksky #poetry #religion #BritLit

On this #NationalPoetryDay in the UK, we’re celebrating the poetry of #Jesuit Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Which of Hopkins’s poems have you enjoyed the most? We’d love to hear your favourites in the comments.
📷 Hopkins’s final vows, held in the archives.
“She was by turns disorganized and inspiring, prickly and brilliant. She required her students to foot-stomp aloud the meter of favorite #poems, including ‘God’s Grandeur’ by #GerardManleyHopkins.” #RIP #AnnieDillard www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...