Makers & Mystics

Artist Profile Series 20: Gerard Manley Hopkins

Gerard Manley Hopkins was a Jesuit priest and English poet born July 28,1844. He is considered to be one of the greatest poets of the Victorian era although during his lifetime, his poetry was never published. His approach to poetry was deeply enmes… — Gerard Manley Hopkins was a Jesuit priest and English poet born July 28,1844. He is considered to be one of the greatest poets of the Victorian era although during his lifetime, his poetry was never published. His approach to poetry was deeply enmeshed with his intimate and mystical spirituality. For Hopkins, who was an avid lover of nature, poetry was a means of accessing the Divine and of discovering God within nature.

Artist Profile Series, authors, Beauty, contemplation, poetryStephen RoachJuly 11, 2019Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, poetry, mystical poetry, contemplation, Jesuit