Carrion Comfort Resources

Cheer up—the Victorian Web is here to drop all manner of Hopkins-related science on you.

The Poetry Foundation offers up tons of links to Hopkins' work and related articles.

Poets.org has another helpful introduction to Hopkins and his work.

Here's a very excitable Australian's rendition of the poem.

Sure it's over-acted, but the backdrop of the city at night is pretty neat.

This Poetry Foundation entry lets you listen while you read along.

Say what you want, but this guy's got some serious poetry pipes.

Does Hopkins look depressed to you here, or just lost in thought?

Here he is in later life, looking a bit worse for the wear.

Dig this New Yorker article, subtitled "How Gerard Manley Hopkins remade English poetry."

It's not all depressing stuff, but don't take our word for it. Get the full collection right here.