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 * == [|Gerard Manley Hopkins Image From Wikipedia]    [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/GerardManleyHopkins.jpg/180px-GerardManleyHopkins.jpg width="212" height="307" align="center"]]== ||> ==Biography==
 * Gerard Manley Hopkins was born in Stratford , Essex , on July 28, 1844. He was the oldest of eight children, his family encouraged him to use his artistic ability. In 1854 he entered Highgate  School , when he became 19 years old he entered Balliol College, now called Oxford University. While attending Balliol he studied classic poems but also gained an important friendship with Robert Bridges. In 1866 he converted from Angalism to Roman Catholic. In 1867 after graduating he decided to persue in priesthood. After deciding to become a Jesuit Hopkins burnt most of his early poetry, he did not think that his poetry was appropriate for his perfession. Hopkins began to write songs and sermons for the church in 1874. In 1875 Hopkins began to write poetry again after he was asked to write a poem about the German ship that was lost in a storm, and had five nuns aboard. He named the poem, [|The Wreck of the Duetschland]. This poem was not printed by any Jesuit publication, but this made Hopkins more passionate about his work. Hopkins went on to serve at various Churches and teach at a variety of Universities around the world. In 1889 Hopkins died of typhoid fever, and was buried in Dublin, Ireland.   ** ||

Poetry links

 * * [|Hope Holds To Christ]
 * [|Cheery Beggar]
 * [|Moonrise]
 * [|Starlight Night]
 * [|The Candle Indoors] || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Gerard_Manley_Hopkins_blue_plaque.jpg/180px-Gerard_Manley_Hopkins_blue_plaque.jpg]] ||

Explication
This poem describes the type of conditions Hopkins had to live in. Wars going on, the death of people and many other things going on around the surroundings. Gerard Manley Hopkins says in his poem, "To my own heart: I yield you do come sometimes;" is saying that peace sometimes comes but it does not stick around for long. In this poem Hopkins is wanting a change in the World and everyday life. Hopkins wants peace all year yound. In the poem Hopkins says," What pure peace allows, Alarms of wars, the daunting wars, the death of it?" Hopkins is asking peace why are you allowing this? Hopkins wanted peace but peace was not ready yet.**
 * Explication of "Peace"**
 * Gerard Manley Hopkins poem [|"Peace"]is a example of how Gerard Manley Hopkins would like it to be in the World. This world shoud not just be concentrating on wars and violence it should be focusing on how the economy is and how the World could be a better place.