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EPISODE · May 7, 2025 · 8 MIN

Gerard Manley Hopkins' "Binsey Poplars"

from The Daily Poem · host Sean Johnson

Today’s poem owes a strong debt to Cowper’s “The Poplar Field” but also features a few stylistic echoes of Poe’s “Annabel Lee,” all while achieving a (superior?) effect of its own. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

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