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Gerard Manley Hopkins

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The Resume

    (July 28, 1844-June 8, 1889)
    Wrote poems ‘The Wreck of the Deutschland,' ‘Spring,' ‘God's Grandeur,' ‘The Caged Skylark,' ‘As Kingfishers Catch Fire,' ‘Pied Beauty,' ‘Carrion Comfort' and ‘The Habit of Perfection'
    Converted to Catholicism in 1866 and was ordained in 1877

Why he might be annoying:

    As a college student he kept a meticulous record of his sins.
    He abandoned the Anglican faith to become a Catholic.
    He burned most of his early verse after deciding to become a priest.
    The strict routines of Jesuit life led to severe depression.
    His convoluted poetry can be difficult to read.
    He described Dublin as a ‘joyless place.'
    He wrote, ‘All my undertakings miscarry: I am like a straining eunuch.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    A superior said of him ‘his mind runs in eccentric ways.'
    His conversion alienated him from his family for many years.
    A poem written to honor five nuns who died in a shipwreck was rejected by the Jesuit journal he submitted it to.
    His students at University College Dublin resented his English background.
    His innovative poetry, neglected in his lifetime, anticipated modern free verse.
    Ireland, where he once felt ostracized, now hosts the annual Hopkins Literary Festival.
    His final words were ‘I am so happy.'

Credit: Georgina


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 38 Votes: 55.26% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 81 Votes: 45.68% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 68 Votes: 50.0% Annoying