He stopped writing poetry in 1868, believing that it interfered with his duties as a priest.
He stopped writing poetry in 1868, believing that it interfered with his duties as a priest. But, encouraged by Church authorities, he resumed in 1875 with a poem about the drowning of several nuns at the mouth of the Thames, and in subsequent poems-- most of which were published posthumously-- he explored his relationship to God. FTP, name this poet of "Pied Beauty," "Felix Randal," "The Windhover," and "The Wreck of the Deutschland."
He stopped writing poetry in 1868, believing that it interfered with his duties as a priest.
Gerard Manley {Hopkins}