Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) was a Jesuit priest whose poetry combined an awareness of material sensuousness with the asceticism of religious devotion. His collected poems, published posthumously in 1918, exercised a profound influence on modern poetry. This volume features all of Hopkins's mature work, offering a sampler of the poet's striking originality, intellectual depth, and perceptive vision.
Featured works include his well-known elegy, `The Wreck of the Deutschland,` `God's Grandeur,` `Hurrahing in Harvest,` `The Windhover,` `Pied Beauty,` and `Carrion Comfort.` Additional verses include `The Caged Skylark,` `The Bugler's First Communion,` `The Starlight Night,` `The Silver Jubilee,` `Henry Purcell,` `Andromeda,` and others.