Podcasts about as kingfishers catch fire

Dr. Michael Hurley, Professor of Literature and Theology at Trinity College in the University of Cambridge, delivers a lecture to students in Ralston College's inaugural Master's in the Humanities program on the intertwining of language and thought in the work of three major Victorian authors: Walter Pater, John Henry Newman, and Gerard Manley Hopkins. Prof. Hurley argues that, far from being merely ornamental, in these authors style is constitutive of thought and the difficult pursuit of beauty is inextricable from the pursuit of truth.    —   Ralston College  Website: https://www.ralston.ac/ Ralston College Humanities MA: https://www.ralston.ac/humanities-ma YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RalstonCollegeSavannah X: https://twitter.com/RalstonCollege   —   00:00 Introduction to the Lecture and Its Significance 01:40 The Special Context of the Lecture 02:00 Exploring the Relationship Between Language and Thought 04:20 Diving Into the Logos Through Literature 21:00 Examining the Dual Nature of Logos 34:00 Analyzing Texts: A Deep Dive into Aestheticism, Truth, and the Logos 43:40 Concluding Reflections and Open Discussion   —   Authors, Ideas, and Works Mentioned in this Episode:   Pythagoras Anti-Empiricism St. John the Evangelist  Logos Heraclitus Romanticism David Jones Matthew Arnold, “Dover Beach”  Sophocles Peloponnesian War John Henry Newman William Blake W.B. Yeats Margot Collis G.K. Chesterton William James, “The Present Dilemma in Philosophy”  Pragmatism Walter Pater, Studies in the History of the Renaissance Walter Pater, “Style”  Aestheticism  Oscar Wilde Harold Bloom Melos Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa Prolepsis Hypotaxis Parataxis Cicero Virgil Gerard Manley Hopkins, “God's Grandeur”; “As Kingfishers Catch Fire”; “Carrion Comfort”  William Shakespeare, Hamlet   

This episode dives into the wonderful world of Gerard Manley Hopkins, the musicality of his language, and the vision he has of becoming what we already are. This poem illustrates the cover of Abram Van Engen's new book, Word Made Fresh (https://a.co/d/ixArJjV). The book explores connections between poetry and faith, and it serves as an invitation to reading poetry of all kinds--with tools and tips for how to get started and explore broadly. Special thanks to John Hendrix (https://www.johnhendrix.com/) for the cover illustration of Word Made Fresh, which is an illustration of "As Kingfishers Catch Fire." Here is the poem by Hopkins: As Kingfishers Catch Fire As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame; As tumbled over rim in roundy wells Stones ring; like each tucked string tells, each hung bell's Bow swung finds tongue to fling out broad its name; Each mortal thing does one thing and the same: Deals out that being indoors each one dwells; Selves — goes itself; myself it speaks and spells, Crying Whát I dó is me: for that I came. I say móre: the just man justices; Keeps grace: thát keeps all his goings graces; Acts in God's eye what in God's eye he is — Chríst — for Christ plays in ten thousand places, Lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his To the Father through the features of men's faces. See the poem at the Poetry Foundation. For more on Hopkins, see here (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/gerard-manley-hopkins). The last chapter of Word Made Fresh (https://a.co/d/626hzDG) dwells at length on this poem by Hopkins as an expression of what poetry does and can do in the world.

This week's Lessons: https://www.lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Advent/BAdv3_RCL.html "As Kingfishers Catch Fire": https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44389/as-kingfishers-catch-fire Never mentioned in the sermon, but on my mind as I wrote, Courtesy of The Who: I know there's a place you walked Where love falls from the trees My heart is like a broken cup I only feel right on my knees I spit out like a sewer hole Yet still receive your kiss How can I measure up to anyone now After such a love as this?

Holly Ordway joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss “As Kingfishers Catch Fire” her newly edited collection of Gerard Manley Hopkins’s poems.

On this episode, Holly Ordway joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss “As Kingfishers Catch Fire” her newly edited collection of Gerard Manley Hopkins's poems.

Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J. (1844-1889) is one of the poets best loved by Catholics. Immediately accessible in its abundant musical qualities, Hopkins's poetry can still puzzle us with its idiosyncratic syntax, elliptical phrasing, and even invented words. Thus the need for an annotated collection of his poems, which, surprisingly, did not exist until the recent publication (by Word on Fire) of As Kingfishers Catch Fire: Selected and Annotated Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins, edited by Holly Ordway. Holly returns to the podcast to give an introduction to Hopkins; she and Thomas discuss four of his poems: “The Windhover”, “Carrion Comfort”, “Patience”, and “As Kingfishers Catch Fire”. Links As Kingfishers Catch Fire: Selected and Annotated Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/products/as-kingfishers-catch-fire Holly Ordway, Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography https://www.amazon.com/Tolkiens-Faith-Spiritual-Holly-Ordway/dp/1685789919 Expanded edition of The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien https://www.amazon.com/Letters-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0358652987/ DONATE to make these shows possible! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio Go to Catholic Culture's website for tons of written content, including news, articles, liturgical year info, and a vast library of documents: https://www.catholicculture.org

"You shall not steal."What actually constitutes stealing? Is anything absolutely my own? How much should I give to others?In this episode, we begin our discussion of the seventh Commandment.This episode covers Part Three, Section Two, Chapter Two, Article Seven of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (pts 2401-2418).Contact the podcast: crashcoursecatholicism@gmail.com.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crashcoursecatholicism/.....References and further reading/listening/viewing:Matthew 5:40Luke 19:1-10Peter Kreeft, Catholic Christianity. Pope Leo XIII, Rerum NovarumChris Lilley, "Jaime King, We Can Be Heroes", YouTube.Victor Hugo, Les Miserables.  Les, Miserables, Tenth Anniversary Concert. YouTube.  dir. Tom Hooper, Les Miserables. Ascension Press, "The Virtue of Justice Explained", YouTube.The Catholic Encyclopedia, "Justice"The Catholic Encyclopedia, "Theft"Miranda Hart, Peggy and Me.Thomas Aquinas, "Justice",   Summa Theologiae, II.ii, Question 58Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 3.Gerard Manly Hopkins "As Kingfishers Catch Fire, Dragonflies Draw Flame"https://goodonyou.eco/

How are we saved? Through faith, works, or both? What is grace? Can I earn grace or is it just a free gift from God? Today we wrap up our introduction to Catholic morality by looking at one of the most significant areas of division between Catholics and Protestants.  This episode covers Part Three, Section One, Chapter Three of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (pts 1949-2055).Contact the podcast: crashcoursecatholicism@gmail.com.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crashcoursecatholicism/.....References and further reading/listening/viewing:Prayer for Christian UnityJames 2:14-26Ephesians 2:8-9John 15:5Romans 8:29Mark 10:17-231 Corinthians 12:1-12The Compendium of the Catechism pt. 424Martin Luther, "Preface to the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans"Martin Luther, The Bondage of the Will  Tom Nash, "The Reformers' Distorted View of Salvation", Catholic AnswersTom Nash, "Catholic and Protestant Views on Justification and Sanctification" Catholic AnswersMark Brumley, "Is Justification Ongoing?" Catholic Answers.Tim Staples, "Justification: Process or One-Time Deal?" Catholic Answers.The Catholic Encyclopedia, "Justification"The Catholic Encyclopedia, "Charismata" Pope Leo XIII, LibertasJacques Philippe, Interior Freedom Jacques Philippe "Freedom"Aleteia, "What is the difference between the Catholic and Protestant understandings of grace?" Peter Kreeft, Catholic ChristianityFr Mike Schmitz, "Do All Good People Go to Heaven?"Gerard Manley Hopkins "As Kingfishers Catch Fire"

Welcome to Part Three of the Catechism! In this episode, we discuss freedom and the call to holiness. What does it mean to be free? What are the limits to freedom? Should everyone have the right to act and speak freely? This episode covers Part Three, Section One, Chapter One, Articles 1, 2, and 3 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (pts 1691-1748).Contact the podcast: crashcoursecatholicism@gmail.com.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crashcoursecatholicism/.....References and further reading/listening/viewing:Galatians 5:13Gerard Manly Hopkins, "As Kingfishers Catch Fire"Jaques Philippe, The Eight Doors to the Kingdom: Meditations on the Beatitudes (Book)Jaques Philippe, "The Eight Doors to the Kingdom, Part 1" (Video)Jaques Philippe, "The Eight Doors to the Kingdom, Part 2"(Video)Peter Kreeft "The Meaning of Freedom in Aquinas"Fr Mike Schmitz, "Freedom and its Consequences"The Thomistic Institute, "Freedom w/ Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. (Aquinas 101)"Fulton Sheen, "Freedom"Ascension Presents, "What True Freedom Looks Like"Tim Staples, "Religious Liberty", Catholic Answers.Catholic Encyclopedia, "Free Will"Pope John Paul II, Homily: Sunday, 8 October 1995

Dr. Kevin Hart's third lecture on G.M. Hopkins as part of the Agape Lecture Series at All Saints Anglican Church in Charlottesville, VA. Hart looks at Hopkin's poem As Kingfishers Catch Fire.

Nick Higham is a journalist and author known to TV viewers in the UK as a former correspondent for BBC News and also as regular host of its literary interview show: Meet the Author. His new book, The Mercenary River: Private Greed, Public Good, A History of London's Water, tells the story of a resource in the city many take for granted. But the flow of water, like any natural resource, has often been fiercely contested, diverted and exploited by profiteers in London over the centuries. Our host for this discussion is the author of books including As Kingfishers Catch Fire and Winchelsea, Alex Preston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where Is God? As Fr. John Pietropaoli led a group of seminarians through a course on western civilization, one of their leitmotifs came from Gerard Manley Hopkin's magnificent poem “As Kingfishers Catch Fire.” Inspired by this poem, Fr. John Pietropaoli, LC, reflects on Faith. 2:45 Love Reciprocated Back: A Summer of Professions for the Steeves Family Last summer, the Steeves family's three eldest children professed their first vows. In this article, read about how Mark and Georgette Steeves' vocation to Regnum Christi has been integral in their role as parents accompanying their children through their individual discernment processes, and, ultimately, to their first professions last summer. 9:32 This Pilgrim's Progress... For Meg Bohn, it has been a privilege and a blessing over the years to accompany our High School Juniors to Washington DC for what has become known as the DC Pilgrimage. In this blog, Meg shares how each and every student on the pilgrimage encapsulated virtue.

Andrea Elliott is the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and New York Times investigative reporter who spent nearly a decade following the journey of one family living on the poverty line in Brooklyn. Elliott's book, Invisible Child, tells that story, focusing on Dasani Coates, a child moving from homeless shelter to homeless shelter with her tight-knit family. A reflection on the extremities of America's wealth gap between rich and poor and also how racism threads through the country's approach to welfare, the book is also a study on how Dasani has managed to shine while growing up surrounded by adversity. Joining Andrea to discuss the book is novelist Alex Preston, author of In Love and War and As Kingfishers Catch Fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why did God make us? What else did he make? Are bad angels a legit thing??In this episode, we discuss the origins and creation of the universe.  This episode covers Part One, Section Two, Chapter One, Paragraphs 4-6 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.Contact the podcast: crashcoursecatholicism@gmail.com.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crashcoursecatholicism/ .....References and further reading/listening/viewing:Genesis, Chapter 1Gospel of John, Chapter 1Gerard Manley Hopkins, "As Kingfishers Catch Fire".  and "God's Grandeur"Jose Angel Lombo and Francesco Russo. Philosophical Anthropology: An introduction.Pope Francis, Laudato Si'Pope Saint John Paul II, Love and Responsibility, and Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body. Christopher West (books):Good News about Sex and MarriageEclipse of The Body Theology of the Body For BeginnersOur Bodies Tell God's storyChristopher West (video/audio):"Christopher West on Sex, God, Beauty, and the Theology of the Body""Christopher West: Theology of the Body and the New Evangelization"YouTube Channel for The Theology Of the Body InstitutePodcast, Ask Christopher WestEdith Stein, Essays on Woman. 

Jonny interviews our friend Dani on a host of topics revolving around disabilities, including a deeper education on Disability Pride Month, ways of understanding how to better organize our world for disabled people, challenging ableist mindsets, and how all of us can get involved in the cause. They also get deep into Disability Theology and how Jesus navigates disabilities in the Bible, treating people in a revolutionary way that allows those who were outcasted to rejoin their communities. Dani brings it with her rich education and wisdom on disabilities, sharing some of her own personal journey and experiences as well. Also, the pastors follow-up with an email on our Melissa Florer-Bixler interview, and they end the time with a little Spiritual Show and Tell on beach trips, poems, and data crunching! //Notes// Disability-related Profiles to follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/imani_barbarin?s=21 https://twitter.com/bennessb?s=21 https://twitter.com/jenbrea?s=21 https://twitter.com/shannondingle?s=21 https://twitter.com/mattbc?s=21 https://twitter.com/mikemchargue?s=21 https://twitter.com/odyo11?s=21 https://twitter.com/coffeespoonie?s=21 https://twitter.com/julierehmeyer?s=21 https://twitter.com/mollybofficial?s=21 Disability Hashtags: #disabilitytwitter #NEISvoid (no end in sight void) #disabilitypridemonth #doctorsaredickheads #stoptheshock #actuallyautistic Disability organizations to donate to: MEAction Polybio Disability YouTube videos: https://youtu.be/LhFVnlLnKjM https://youtu.be/Fb3yp4uJhq0 https://youtu.be/og9SgmqRYzU https://youtu.be/aPEuYrtuxEk https://youtu.be/4WIP1VgPnco - Show and Tell - PRRI data on United States Religion: https://www.prri.org/research/2020-census-of-american-religion/#_ftn1 Jonny's analysis of the PRRI data: https://www.jonnyrashid.com/why-its-a-good-thing-for-the-church-that-people-are-leaving-white-evangelicalism/ As Kingfishers Catch Fire, poem: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44389/as-kingfishers-catch-fire BY GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame; As tumbled over rim in roundy wells Stones ring; like each tucked string tells, each hung bell's Bow swung finds tongue to fling out broad its name; Each mortal thing does one thing and the same: Deals out that being indoors each one dwells; Selves — goes itself; myself it speaks and spells, Crying Whát I dó is me: for that I came. I say móre: the just man justices; Keeps grace: thát keeps all his goings graces; Acts in God's eye what in God's eye he is — Chríst — for Christ plays in ten thousand places, Lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his To the Father through the features of men's faces. //About this Podcast// Resist and Restore is a podcast by Circle of Hope. We're extending the table of our dialogue! Tune in bi-weekly as the Circle of Hope pastors—Rachel, Ben, Julie, and Jonny—sit down to dialogue about faith, God, Jesus, the spiritual life, and everything in between. Available on Spotify, iTunes/Apple Music, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and more. //Contact Us// Website: https://circleofhope.church Email: ResistandRestorePodcast@circleofhope.net IG/TW: @circleofhopenet YouTube: https://youtube.com/circleofhope FB: https://fb.me/CircleofHopePhillyRegion Help keep the show running! Contribute at: https://circleofhope.church/share

On today's episode, we're chatting with IOCSF's very own https://nicholasweininger.com/ (Nicholas Weininger). Nick started off in IOC as a member of the tenor section, but it wasn't long before his talents as a composer started to emerge. He then went on to become our very first Composer in Residence, and in total, we have performed ten of his works over the years! http://www.inunisonpodcast.com/episodes/s03e10#transcript (Episode transcript)  Edited by https://www.inunisonpodcast.com/fausto (Fausto Daos) Music excerpts “https://music.apple.com/us/album/rise-up-my-love-my-fair-one-and-come-away-live/1551863205?i=1551863221 (Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One, And Come Away),” by Nicholas Weininger, performed by http://www.iocsf.org (IOCSF) “https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-like-my-body-when-it-is-with-your-live/1250551821?i=1250552238 (I like my body when it is with your),” by Nicholas Weininger, performed byhttp://iocsf.org ( IOCSF) “https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/it-may-not-always-be-so-and-i-say-satb-version-digital-sheet-music/21827977 (It May Not Always Be So),” by Nicholas Weininger, performed by http://www.iocsf.org (IOCSF) “https://music.apple.com/us/album/as-kingfishers-catch-fire-live/1551863205?i=1551863214 (As Kingfishers Catch Fire),” by Nicholas Weininger, performed by http://www.iocsf.org (IOCSF) “https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-lamp-live/1250551821?i=1250552244 (The Lamp),” by Nicholas Weininger, performed by http://www.iocsf.org (IOCSF) “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCrSuB65HOs (Ve hayah ba-'acharit hayamim),” performed by https://www.choralchameleon.com/ (Choral Chameleon) “https://nicholasweininger.com/track/1481582/parus-the-sail (Parus),” by Nicholas Weininger, performed by http://www.iocsf.org (IOCSF) Episode references https://nicholasweininger.com/ (Nicholas Weininger, composer) (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkIxjX39N9rMQW-7imQIj9A (YouTube) | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkIxjX39N9rMQW-7imQIj9A (Instagram)) https://www.chanticleer.org/chanticleer-in-sonoma (Chanticleer in Sonoma) https://www.choralchameleon.com/composer-in-residence-program.html (Choral Chameleon Composer in Residence program) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_mathematics#:~:text=Pure%20mathematics%20is%20the%20study,primarily%20motivated%20by%20such%20applications. (Pure mathematics) Theme Song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/mr-puffy/1457011536?i=1457011549 (Mr. Puffy) by Avi Bortnik, arr. by Paul Kim. Performed by http://www.dynamicjazz.dk/ (Dynamic)

Join Will Begley, Matt Ogle, and Travis Copeland as they discuss the poetry of Gerald Manly Hopkins (1884-1889), including the poems "Spring," "The Caged Skylark," and "As Kingfishers Catch Fire." Gerald Manly Hopkins' Biography: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/gerard-manley-hopkinsSpring: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51002/spring-56d22e75d65bdThe Caged Skylark: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44391/the-caged-skylarkAs Kingfishers Catch Fire: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44389/as-kingfishers-catch-fireInformation on the Eurasian Skylark: https://ebird.org/species/skylar

As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame; As tumbled over rim in roundy wells Stones ring; Gerard Manley Hopkin's sonnet, “As Kingfishers Catch Fire,” has become one of the poems Wyoming Catholic College graduates memorized over the course of four years. And it's the one our seniors, as a class, recited during their weekend of graduation festivities. The recitation was led by Dr. Pavlos Papadopoulos who has a great personal love for this challenging poem.

In this fourth episode, Steve and Drew discuss Gerard Manley Hopkins's poem "As Kingfishers Catch Fire," examples of antiphony in music (including Andrew Peterson's "Is He Worthy?"), the collaborative-yet-fragmented nature of meme culture, the inescapable human characteristic of resonance, and much more. This episode is based on Steve Guthrie's blog post "Spirit & Sound, Part 4: Sounding, Re-sounding, and the Antiphonal Shape of the World," which you can read at RabbitRoom.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Eliana Kernodle shares a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins called As Kingfishers Catch Fire. She also gives a little background on Hopkins including talking about his ideas of inscape and instress and his use of sprung rhythm.

Today's poem is Gerard Manley Hopkins' "As Kingfishers Catch Fire" (with a little assist from fellow-poet, Maurice Manning). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Where have all the birds gone with their song? Including a reading of "As Kingfishers Catch Fire" by Gerard Manley Hopkins. [powerpress]

Thomas Yep is a partner and the CEO at the Archetype Group, a Catholic business incubator, accelerator, and holding group that helps launch businesses to grow the economy of salvation. Together with his wife Christina (Archetype’s Chief Creative Officer), he is a father to four children.. Thomas works with entrepreneurs to coach them through the process of running a profitable business while bringing eternal value and human dignity to the culture, making a way for creative business owners to bring goodness, beauty, and truth to the world.Check out this episode’s sponsor, The Little Catholic Box, and order your first box before they ship in early February 2020!Resources mentioned in this episode: As Kingfishers Catch Fire, Gerard Manley Hopkins; Start With Why, Simon Sinek; Why Your Critics Aren’t the Ones Who Count, Brene Brown; Abiding Together PodcastAdditional Music from Blue Dot Sessions

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and works of Hopkins (1844-89), a Jesuit priest who at times burned his poems and at others insisted they should not be published. His main themes are how he, nature and God relate to each other. His friend Robert Bridges preserved Hopkins' poetry and, once printed in 1918, works such as The Windhover, Pied Beauty and As Kingfishers Catch Fire were celebrated for their inventiveness and he was seen as a major poet, perhaps the greatest of the Victorian age. With Catherine Phillips R J Owens Fellow in English at Downing College, University of Cambridge Jane Wright Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bristol and Martin Dubois Assistant Professor in Nineteenth Century Literature at Durham University Producer: Simon Tillotson

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and works of Hopkins (1844-89), a Jesuit priest who at times burned his poems and at others insisted they should not be published. His main themes are how he, nature and God relate to each other. His friend Robert Bridges preserved Hopkins' poetry and, once printed in 1918, works such as The Windhover, Pied Beauty and As Kingfishers Catch Fire were celebrated for their inventiveness and he was seen as a major poet, perhaps the greatest of the Victorian age. With Catherine Phillips R J Owens Fellow in English at Downing College, University of Cambridge Jane Wright Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bristol and Martin Dubois Assistant Professor in Nineteenth Century Literature at Durham University Producer: Simon Tillotson

03/03/2019 Luke 9:28-36 Chris Breslin   “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” -Elvis Costello (maybe, or David Byrne, Frank Zappa, Brian Eno, Thelonius Monk…)   Christ plays in ten thousand places, Lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his To the Father through the features of men’s faces. -Gerard Manley Hopkins from As Kingfishers Catch Fire   […]

"The God who in majesty, strength, and wisdom is beyond our imaginations has chosen to work primarily as a servant who is almost beneath our imaginations, so far beneath we don't even notice him" - Eugene Peterson from "As Kingfishers Catch Fire"

As Kingfishers Catch Fire by Gerard Manley Hopkins read by Alasdair Gray. As Kingfishers Catch Fire can be found in Gerard Manley Hopkins: Poems and Prose, published by Penguin Classics, 1985. More from Alasdair Gray can be found at http://www.alasdairgray.info/index1.htm

Eugene Peterson joins the show to discuss the creation of the Message Bible, the life of the pastor and his new book As Kingfishers Catch Fire. For more on this month’s sponsor Podbean click here.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *Sabbath-Keeping, Fasting, and "My Own Flesh and Blood"* for Sunday, 26 August 2007; book review: *Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace; How We Got To Be So Hated* by Gore Vidal (2002); film review: *Maxed Out* (2006); poem review: *As Kingfishers Catch Fire* by Gerard Manley Hopkins.