Websites
The Poetry Foundation
![](https://media1.shmoop.com/media/common/off-site01.gif)
The Poetry Foundation provides a biography of Hopkins, a good selection of poems, and suggestions for further scholarly reading.
Victorian Web
![](https://media1.shmoop.com/media/common/off-site01.gif)
A fantastic site with tons of scholarly information on Hopkins's life, religion, the social history of his times, and much more.
Poets.org
![](https://media1.shmoop.com/media/common/off-site01.gif)
A short biography on Hopkins, and many of his best-known poems.
Audio
Tired of reading? Try listening!
![](https://media1.shmoop.com/media/common/off-site01.gif)
Audio recordings of thirty-three poems by Hopkins, including "Spring."
"it strikes like lightnings to hear him sing"
![](https://media1.shmoop.com/media/common/off-site01.gif)
Listen to a recording the of thrush's song.
Images
Hopkins, By Hopkins
![](https://media1.shmoop.com/media/common/off-site01.gif)
A sketch that Hopkins drew of himself.
Hopkins's Handwriting
![](https://media1.shmoop.com/media/common/off-site01.gif)
A handwritten letter by Hopkins
Historical Documents
"The Ecstasy of Gerard Manley Hopkins"
![](https://media1.shmoop.com/media/common/off-site01.gif)
A New York Times article on Hopkins's life and poetry.
Sprung Rhythm
![](https://media1.shmoop.com/media/common/off-site01.gif)
An excerpt from a letter written by Hopkins, discussing sprung rhythm.
Books
Gerard Manley Hopkins: A Life
![](https://media1.shmoop.com/media/common/off-site01.gif)
A new biography, written by Paul Mariani.