This is one of those quote-within-a-quote-within-a-quote things that happen in blogs.
Litlove, in a post for the Sunday Salon is writing about reading Rilke’s Duino Elegies.
This post on its own is worth reading, as she captures vividly the ecstacy of reading Rilke.
But I particularly loved this quote from the critic William Gass, writing about [...]
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Gardner Campbell, always a source of great blog material, has produced a lovely reading and interpretation of Hopkins’ “The Windhover.” His reading of the poem actually brought tears to my eyes, because more than any I’ve heard he managed to convey Hopkins’ … rapture, for want of a better word.
PS: my comments on his [...]
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This seems like the perfect link for a blog for English. The LiveJournal blogger, “Truepenny,” who is Sarah Monette the author in real life blogs today about Gerard Manley Hopkins. She’s teaching a university course in her area this year, so watch for interesting posts.
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