Spring Resources

The Poetry Foundation provides a biography of Hopkins, a good selection of poems, and suggestions for further scholarly reading.

A fantastic site with tons of scholarly information on Hopkins's life, religion, the social history of his times, and much more.

A short biography on Hopkins, and many of his best-known poems.

Audio recordings of thirty-three poems by Hopkins, including "Spring."

Listen to a recording the of thrush's song.

A sketch that Hopkins drew of himself.

A handwritten letter by Hopkins

A New York Times article on Hopkins's life and poetry.

An excerpt from a letter written by Hopkins, discussing sprung rhythm.