Trevor BurrowsBack on campus, gearing up for Fall. Promising myself to be engaged here again on areas of interest and activity for me, esp. critical study of religion, religion and history, digital humanities, etc -- but also some non-work, more personal interests (are they separate?). Will see how long this lasts!
#MorningReading #TodaysPoem was Gerard Manley Hopkins' "To R.B" -- read it here: https://hopkinspoetry.com/poem/to-r-b/
I love the long arc he drew here, delight inspiring thought, thought transforming mind (and inspiring verse). Unrelated, but it reminded me of Richard Rodriguez once describing a certain type of essay as "the biography of an idea."
To R.B. | Gerard Manley Hopkins
To R.B. The fine delight that fathers thought; the strong Spur, live and lancing like the blowpipe flame, Breathes once and, quenchèd faster than it came, Leaves yet the mind a mother of immortal song. Nine months she then, nay years, nine years she long Within her wears, bears, cares and moulds the same: The