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'''Gerard Manley Hopkins''' (1844-1889) was an English poet of the Victorian era. Hailed as a groundbreaking figure in modern literature, Hopkins was born near London to a very large middle-class family. After attending Highgate School for most of his youth, Hopkins entered Oxford in 1863, where he was exposed to both secular and religious teachings. He was particularly interested first in the High Church movement represented at Oxford by Edward Pusey, and then in Roman Catholicism. Influenced by John Henry Newman's conversion to Rome, Hopkins entered the Roman Catholic Church in 1866.  

'''Gerard Manley Hopkins''' (1844-1889) was an English poet of the [[Victorian Age|Victorian era]]. Hailed as a groundbreaking figure in modern literature, Hopkins was born near London to a very large middle-class family. After attending Highgate School for most of his youth, Hopkins entered Oxford in 1863, where he was exposed to both secular and religious teachings. He was particularly interested first in the High Church movement represented at Oxford by Edward Pusey, and then in Roman Catholicism. Influenced by John Henry Newman's conversion to Rome, Hopkins entered the Roman Catholic Church in 1866.  

At Oxford in the early 1860s, Hopkins had written many poems, but after his conversion, he burned many of these works, believing that his lifestyle, that is, his writing, was in contradiction to his beliefs. He considered his poems "personal satisfactions" which had nothing to do with his spiritual life. Only after his superiors in the church encouraged him to do so did he continue to write poetry. In 1876, he wrote The Wreck of the Deutschland, a long ode about the wreck of a ship in which five nuns were drowned.

At Oxford in the early 1860s, Hopkins had written many poems, but after his conversion, he burned many of these works, believing that his lifestyle, that is, his writing, was in contradiction to his beliefs. He considered his poems "personal satisfactions" which had nothing to do with his spiritual life. Only after his superiors in the church encouraged him to do so did he continue to write poetry. In 1876, he wrote The Wreck of the Deutschland, a long ode about the wreck of a ship in which five nuns were drowned.