Gerard Manely Hopkins

Jason Platko Mrs. Pena English 28 May, 1996 Everyone is destined to be great for a moment in their lives. For Gerard Manley Hopkins this was difficult. Gerard was a poet that came way before his time and people didn't realize the power he had with words. Gerard Manley Hopkins was one of the most original poets to write in English at any time period. He only lived for 45 years and only had three of his poems …

…elements, and that its vivid surface leads on occasion not only to clarity but also to darkness. In many of his poems it is difficult to get its true meanings. Yvor Winters blamed it on the convenient scapegoat of 'Romantic' individualism. But many others blame it on Hopkins' desire for discipline. We know that his urge towards sacrifice of intellect and a true religious anonymity was very strong. His letters to Dixon reveal an unendin