Gerard Manley Hopkins could have been the greatest outdoor writer of the Victorian age. But, for religious reasons, wasn’t. [1300 words 6 mins
As a poet, Hopkins was a good artist. 😁
I'm also struck by the link between mountains and religious feeling. Wasn't it Hamish Brown who said (I'm quoting from memory) "Pity the poor atheist with no God to praise!"
And yet lots of us atheists seem to get along fine.
Well I do think he was pretty amazing as a poet as well. Like Bidean nam Bian in the rain – worth persevering with, perhaps?
"One thing we know about writers is displacement activity: our habit of ignoring what we ought to be working at and doing something else instead. "
Like reading your post when I should be revising the next novel…
Well reading me is one thing but time spent reading Gerard Manley Hopkins is never wasted
As a poet, Hopkins was a good artist. 😁
I'm also struck by the link between mountains and religious feeling. Wasn't it Hamish Brown who said (I'm quoting from memory) "Pity the poor atheist with no God to praise!"
And yet lots of us atheists seem to get along fine.
Well I do think he was pretty amazing as a poet as well. Like Bidean nam Bian in the rain – worth persevering with, perhaps?
"One thing we know about writers is displacement activity: our habit of ignoring what we ought to be working at and doing something else instead. "
Like reading your post when I should be revising the next novel…
Well reading me is one thing but time spent reading Gerard Manley Hopkins is never wasted