Gerard Manley Hopkins was born on July 28, 1844, in Stratford, Essex, which has since been absorbed into the bustling expanse of Greater London. He entered the world as the eldest of what would become nine children in a prosperous, artistic, and devout High Church Anglican family. His father, Manley Hopkins, was a successful marine insurance adjuster who also served as the Hawaiian consul-general in London and dabble…
“Sprung rhythm is measured by feet of from one to four syllables, regularly, and the feet are either trochees or dactyls.”
Neighbourhood:
Devotional Poets, Mystical & Spiritual Poets, Victorian Poets
Emotional landscape: Spirituality, Wonder, Longing
Lucian Bottow Watkins lived a life etched in the quiet heroism of ordinary struggle and extraordinary expression. Born into the lingering shadows of American slavery yet propelled by an unquenchable thirst for beauty, knowledge, and justice, he became a soldier-poet whose verses captured the soul of a people awakening to their own power. Though his time on earth spanned only a little over four decades—he was born on…
Neighbourhood:
African American Poets, American Poets, Harlem Renaissance, Social Justice Poets
Emotional landscape: Spirituality, Wonder, Peace
