Friendship with Robert Bridges
Poet involved
What happened
In 1880, Gerard Manley Hopkins developed a significant friendship with fellow poet Robert Bridges. Their correspondence and mutual admiration for each other's work fostered a creative exchange that influenced Hopkins' later poetry. Bridges played a crucial role in promoting Hopkins' work after his death.
Literary impact
The friendship with Bridges provided Hopkins with encouragement and validation as a poet. Bridges' support helped to bring Hopkins' innovative style to the attention of a broader audience, contributing to the posthumous recognition of his literary contributions.
Source: Wikipedia
