#the windhover

[haveyoureadthispoem-poll]

"I caught this morning morning's minion, king- / dom of daylight's dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn Falcon, in his riding / Of the rolling level underneath him steady air, and striding / High there, how he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing / In his ecstasy!"

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#closed polls #polls #poetry #poems #poetry polls #poets and writing #tumblr poetry #have you read this #the windhover #gerard manley hopkins

[itspileofgoodthings]

#the windhover #gerard manley hopkins #poetry

[the-hearth-and-the-wild]

“The Windhover” by Gerard Manley Hopkins

I caught this morning morning's minion, king- dom of daylight's dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn Falcon, in his riding Of the rolling level underneath him steady air, and striding High there, how he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing In his ecstasy! then off, off forth on swing, As a skate's heel sweeps smooth on a bow-bend: the hurl and gliding Rebuffed the big wind. My heart in hiding Stirred for a bird, – the achieve of, the mastery of the thing!

Brute beauty and valour and act, oh, air, pride, plume, here Buckle! AND the fire that breaks from thee then, a billion Times told lovelier, more dangerous, O my chevalier!

No wonder of it: shéer plód makes plough down sillion Shine, and blue-bleak embers, ah my dear, Fall, gall themselves, and gash gold-vermilion.

#poetry #english poetry #english literature #poetry quotes #Gerard Manley Hopkins #the windhover #classic poetry

[salovie]

A Cento, Courtesy of Gerard Manley Hopkins

what sights you, heart, saw;

lovelier, more dangerous,

gash gold-vermilion

in ten thousand places

On meadow & river & wind-wandering weed-winding bank.

My heart in hiding

asked to be Where no storms come,

wild nest, no prison.

#poetry #napowrimo 2022 #NaPoWriMo #cento #gerard manley hopkins #prompt: write a cento #a cento is a poem made up entirely of lines from other poems by other poets #the sources of these lines are the following poems- all by Hopkins #'I wake and feel the fell of dark not day' #The Windhover #As Kingfishers Catch Fire #Binsey Poplars #Heaven-Haven #The Caged Skylark

[dearestgloaming]

The Windhover by Gerard Manley Hopkins

#was studying rhythm and metre in my seminar today with this poem #the windhover #Gerard Manley Hopkins #poem #poetry #literature #literature quote #nature #academia #dark academia #bibliophile #quotes #books and poetry #nature poem #light acedamia #chaotic academia

[uwmspeccoll]

It’s Fine Press Friday!

We end the week with a fine press printing based on a medieval legend, Robert the Devil, translated by the American poet W. S. Merwin from an anonymous 14th-century French play. The book was published in 1981 with original wood engravings in a late 15th-century style by Roxanne Sexauer and printed by the legendary Kim Merker at his Windhover Press in Iowa City in Dante and Bembo Italic types on handmade Windhover paper in an edition of 310 copies.

The legend of Robert the Devil had its origins in 13th-century France, which served as the basis for many literary and dramatic works, including the 14th-century miracle play that Merwin’s translation is based on. The story is about a Norman knight who discovers he is the son of Satan through a deal his mother struck with the devil. His corrupt origin leads him to a sinful life, but he eventually overcomes his inheritance to achieve repentance.

Originally, the Windhover edition included 35 copies hand colored by the artist. Our copy, which is another gift from our friend and benefactor Jerry Buff, includes a printed errata sheet that notes the number of hand-colored copies increased to 50. At the time, Sexauer was still a BFA student at the University of Iowa, and at the end of print run Merker did not have enough money to pay the artist for her work, so he increased the number of copies with hand-colored prints and sold these copies at a greater price in order to equitably compensate Sexauer for the work she contributed. 

View our other posts of works by the Windhover Press.

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#Fine Press Friday #Fine Press Fridays #The Windhover Press #Windhover Press #Kim Merker #Robert the Devil #W. S. Merwin #Roxanne Sexauer #wood engravings #women wood engravers #Dante type #Bembo Italic #handmade paper #letterpress printing #fine press books

[flowersforroadkill]

#poetry #big windhover energy

[thewolfandthebutterfly]

Had to share this @WeHeartIt

This beautiful painting depicts a "Windhover" or Kestrel, perfectly perched on a tree stump with a mouse securely grasped in its talons. The background of the painting is a serene forest or wooded area, setting the stage for this magnificent bird of prey. The intricate details of the bird's feathers, the talons and the mouse are sure to impress and the contrasting colors of the bird and the forest create a stunning image that will captivate any bird lover. The artwork is available in print form, so be sure to check out the link in bio to get your own copy today!

https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/thewolfandthebutterfly/kestrels-prey-a-majestic-windhover-in-the-forest/

#windhover kestrel birdsofprey birdart forestpainting woodedarea talons mouse animalart natureart birdlovers animalpainting birdpainting prey

[filmnoirsbian]

Things read in April

Essays & Articles:

Oxford comma helps drivers win dispute about overtime pay

Rare insect found at Arkansas Walmart sets historic record, prompts mystery

Gloria Naylor Showed Us the Quiet Monster of Classism in the Black Community

Who Is Still Inside the Metaverse? Searching for friends in Mark Zuckerberg’s deserted fantasyland.

Striking Workers Are Bringing Back 1970s 'Mindfuck' Tactics

My Friend, Killer Bob

An Edible History of the Club Sandwich

Rodents of Unusual Size From ‘The Princess Bride’ Are Actually Real

Publishing company will offer free Black history e-books, especially in Florida

'Mischievous Responders' Confound Research On Teens

$388 in Sushi. Just a $20 Tip: The Brutal Math of Uber Eats and DoorDash

Poetry:

Joy Passed Down by Farah Lawal Harris

Perfect For Any Occasion by Alberto Ríos

Index by Kell Connor

The Lobelias of Fear by Bernadette Mayer

Lockdown Garden by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra

Grace by Sarah Gambito

My Grandma Told Stories or Cautionary Tales by Marlanda Dekine

Miglena's Tales by Catching Lines

A Boy Can Wear A Dress by John Bosworth

A Primer of Daily Round by Howard Nemerov

A Poem for S. by Jessica Greenbaum

In the Season of Pink Ladies by Sayuri Ayers

Notes on the Peanut by June Jordan

The Windhover by Gerard Manley Hopkins

One Boy Told Me by Naomi Shihab Nye

Sonnet by Jill Alexander Essbaum

Sonnet by Robert Hass

Heat by Denis Johnson

Sonnet by Alice Notley

The List of Famous Hats by James Tate

History Lesson by Iduna Paalman

Bow before the mountain ash by Olli Heikkonen

The Melon by Charles Simic

Where the Ponies Come to Drink by Henry Herbert Knibbs

When They've Finished Shipping Cattle in the Fall by Bruce Kiskaddon

Fairy Tale with Laryngitis and Resignation Letter by Jehanne Dubrow

Authentic Fake by Mia You

Books & Short Stories:

The Fly by George Langelann

Iphigenia Crash Land Falls On The Neon Shell That Was Once Her Heart by Caridad Svich

The Labyrinth by Catherynne M. Valente

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen

Little Sister by Kara Dalkey

#tcp #articles #essays #an open window #poetry

[manyworldspress]

Many Worlds (Posts tagged dune) (tumblr.com)

Celebrating sixty years of Dune art as we count down to the opening of Dune: Part Two this Friday.

John Schoenherr, cover illustration for The Illustrated Dune, by Frank Herbert (Berkley Windhover, 1978).

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#dune #frank herbert #dune part two #science fiction art #concept art #dune 2024 #john schoenherr

[emeryhall]

An ask game for writers to procrastinate working on your WIP(s)

Thank you for the tags @shrekgogurt @bookish-bogwitch @cutestkilla and @monbons!

1. 🦈Tell us the name of your/one of your WIP(s):

My one and only WIP is Only Creatures. I’m not a multitasker. When I have a story in my head, I need to write it until it’s out.

2. 🍄Describe your WIP/one of your WIP(s) in the format of “___ + ___ =___”

sad poet Baz Pitch + dragon camboy Simon Snow = obvious inspiration for Taylor Swift’s forthcoming album, The Tortured Poets Department

3. 🌍What tags or warnings will one of your WIP(s) need if you intend to share it?

heartbreak (So. Much. Heartbreak.) 

4. 🧭An alternative title to one of your WIP(s)?

Sprung Rhythm, which is a metrical system devised by the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins. He intended it to reflect the dynamic quality of common speech. It’s beautiful. For an example, read The Windhover. But I decided if I needed to footnote my title, perhaps I should choose a different title.

5. ⚠️Which WIP are you most likely to finish or update next?

Only Creatures. Like I said, THE STORY MUST OUT. 

6. 💾What is your document of your WIP/ a WIP called? (not the stories actual title but what you’ve saved it as)

onlycreatures (boring, but true)

7. 🖍Post Any sentence(s) from your WIP.

“He really is the worst camboy ever to cam.”

8. ♻️A scrapped idea for your current WIP.

I only ever have a single draft and I write linearly, so ideas that get scrapped are ruthlessly command X-ed and never heard from again, but I did find this bullet point: “B has full beard and it takes S a minute to recognize him.” Nope, S instantly recognizes B. Full beard be damned. 

9. 🤔What’s a story you’d love to write but haven’t even started yet?

One day I will write "Simon and Baz adopt the Humdrum." It will be dedicated to @cutestkilla and she will regret encouraging me. Also, I want to write a sequel to ALBD, except it will be in the style of a pulp detective novel. 

10. 🤡How many WIPS are you actively working on?

To quote, Ghostface Killah: "How many cakes we bake, y’all? One"

11. 🛠Is there a scene or anything in the WIP you are struggling with right now?

Baz and Simon are about to have a fight (verbal). I’m no good at that. I usually write my ships as two perfect-for-each-other nutters against the fucked up world. Writing conflict BETWEEN my two perfect-for-each-other nutters is tough. 

12. ❤️Not a question, just a second Kudos to send.

ALL OF THE KUDOS ALL OF THE COMMENTS ALL OF THE BOOKMARKS ALL OF THE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO ALL OF THE WRITERS OUT THERE AND THE LOVELY READERS WHO LEAVE KUDOS AND COMMENTS TOO. Y’ALL ARE THE BEST. As Ghostface said, "We all connect as one."

I suspect everyone has already done this and/or is cursing being repeatedly tagged, but... @artsyunderstudy @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @mooncello @larkral @best--dress @noblecorgi

#tag game #writer asks #carry on #only creatures #procrastinating buying groceries #remembering to feed myself is overrated

[fictionadventurer]

I need to memorize more poetry. For putting-the-baby-to-sleep purposes.

It's a reliable tool, but so far, my repertoire of complete poems seems to be limited to

"The Windhover"

"Spring and Fall" (after I looked up the one line I forgot)

"When the Frost is on the Punkin"

"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"

The natural solution is to buckle down and memorize more from my Hopkins collection, but this baby also needs to be exposed to a wider range of cultural influence.

#random thought of the day #poetry

[jimmyandthegiraffes]

Fic Writing Review 2023 🌈

Thank you sm @itwoodbeprefect for the tag!!!

I hardly published anything this year so if u wanna skip to 'projects for 2024' that's gonna be the most interesting bit >.<

Words and Fics (on ao3) 📚

words posted: 714 💀 but many more words were written, just not posted lol fics posted: 1 first fic/last fic 😅: King of the Eyesores - Doctor Who (1963)

Ships and Fandoms ⚓

Doctor Who - no ships really but KotE is Mike Yates-centric.

Top 5 Fics by Kudos 🏆

It's KotE again lol which is at 6 kudos. Of all time, tho:

After the Hour(glass) - Night at the Museum (Jedtavius)

Less Than Ideal Circumstances - The Man from UNCLE (TV) (Napollya)

When They Sleep - The Man from UNCLE (TV)

Dismiss Your Fears - Back to the Future

After All, I'm Only Sleeping - Doctor Who (1963)

Top 5 Favorite Fics 💖

KotE......... I do actually rly enjoy KotE I think it has potential in terms of where it's going. But since I only posted one fic in 2023, I'll do my top 5 of fics I've ever posted. Apart from the first one this is in no particular order

tickertape - The A-Team (TV) it's my baby it's all I thought about for months of my life, it's like an iceberg (i.e. most of it is in my WIP doc, and only a tiny fraction is published so far), it got me thru a difficult time, it's an exploration of mental illness and complicated messy relationships expressed in epic format (i.e. it's probably gonna be novel length when it's done)

Bullet Number Six - Starsky & Hutch (TV) it received criticism for being obscure and hard to follow bc it switches pov briefly halfway thru but idc i love it anyway

I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues - The A-Team (TV) it was my first A-Team fic and I still think for a beginner it nailed some p realistic in-character dialogue and addressed an undertone I wished I'd seen addressed in the ep it's a coda to.

When They Sleep - The Man from UNCLE (TV) it's kind of riddled with certain mannerisms of my slightly older writing which I personally find a bit annoying and have worked to iron out for the sake of elegance over the years. but I still think it's a cool little exploration of all my sleep headcanons for the pair of them in one place

King of the Eyesores - Doctor Who (1963) see it made it to the list after all! I kinda like it more for its potential than for what it is right now butttttt who cares.

special mention to Unbereft (Starsky & Hutch) which I really really like but I wrote it in one frenzied sitting and only remembered after I'd posted it that it was very like someone else's fic I'd read several years previously. I don't think it's too much like to be taken down and I've since mentioned the writer of the other fic (it was dawnwind, hello!) in the notes. that's the only reason unbereft isn't in my top 5 because I'm otherwise really proud of how well it's written. Not to tootle on my own trumpet.

Fandom fic events

none RIP but maybe this year!!

Projects for 2024

Okay here we goooooooooooo

priority 1 is to finish the unfinished works that I've already half posted: King of the Eyesores, Every Line A Comedy, OUTATIME, The Windhover, tickertape, The Hanoi Bank Job and Other Misadventures, 38 Hours. Bolded are my top priorities.

other works that I'm writing but which haven't seen the light of day at all yet:

Dear Mike - an epistolary between Jo Grant and Mike Yates following her marriage to Cliff Jones.

The Lark/Behind That Locked Door (working titles) - a 30-chapter 2/Jamie fic about season 6B in which Jamie suffers permanent memory problems after the War Games. It explores grief, social ostracism, feeling abandoned, undirected anger, guilt, and acceptance that healing sometimes is a process that is never complete. I've been working on it since about 2016 lol but I'm lazy I just need to press on.

hell valley au - as yet untitled lol. In which the Hell Valley!Marty (who is never seen in BTTF2 as he is in Switzerland) and Hell Valley!Doc (who has been institutionalized) break out of their respective situations and go on the run together. But there's a problem - they had to leave Einstein behind, and when they get information that Einie is to be used for a dogfight, they make the risky decision to go back to Hill Valley to rescue him. However, going back to the place they just escaped by the skin of their teeth also brings them face to face with the last person they expect to meet.

a changed man (working title) - a Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) fic from Jeannie's pov. mostly it's about their picnic excursions but it's also about Jeannie wishing Marty wasn't such an elephant in the room

mfu/rahd xover (untitled) - the first chapter of this is almost ready to go tbh. it's what it says on the tin lol, Napoleon and Illya go to London and get help from a rather eccentric private detective who has uncanny powers of solving impossible cases but also they think is probably clinically insane

to see him happy - VERY weird rahd fic. it's smut but its also about grief. might never post it because several of my family members have access to my tumblr and therefore my ao3 lol they dont need to see that

the winter of '62 - a study of jeff and marty's life when they lived together in a grotty bedsit and couldnt afford to put the heating on

star wars (untitled) - set during ROTJ, han pov. han's lost a lot of time and now everyone is one step ahead of him which isn't a sensation he's used to

skyrissian - what it says on the tin lol

the older gen (untitled) - jeeves fic about bertie's aunts and uncles and parents as they were as they variously grew up, got married, had children, died (or didn't), fell prey to alcoholism or insanity or petty crime, went to war, prospered (or didn't)... This is pretty unlikely to be finished this year tbh as it's very detailed but I can dream

a couple of long form fics about starsky & hutch and mfu respectively (the s&h one is set post sweet revenge, the mfu one takes place at various moments throughout the show)

x-files series - canon compliant until paperclip and then gradually diverges into how i think the show should have gone lol. another biggie

and a handful of tintin fics that im protective of and might never post but we'll see - one where tintin and chang go on holiday in london after picaros, one where the gang encounters rajaijah one last time (featuring a letter from didi, chang making a very daring crossing at the songolese border, and tintin taking about ten years to chop up a clove of garlic), and one where tintin gets shitfaced at an embassy ball and accidentally starts an Incident. haddock looks on, appalled.

i knoooooooooooooooowww this is a lot but i'm not realistically hoping to finish it all this year but it's nice to have lots of things to play around with lol.

unfortunately i have the eternal problem of not ever knowing which of my mutuals write fic and which of those havent already been tagged but imma tag @theteaisaddictive and genuinely if u see this and u write fic ur tagged i want to knowwwwwwwwwwwww <333

#tag #doctor who #the a team #starsky and hutch #tintin #tag game #jamie mccrimmon #randall and hopkirk deceased #bttf #mike yates

[whisperthatruns]

My early life was changed drastically by the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, but not primarily because of the poems' gorgeous words and rhythms. Rather it was because poems like "Pied Beauty" and "The Windhover" gave me a special way of knowing the earth and experiencing God. In the same way, Lorca was important to me when I was very young because of the mystery within the singing. There is a luminosity in those poems of Lorca and Hopkins, and for me ever since when I see such luminosity beginning in a poem, it is a sign that something significant has been found.

It may be that the major art in poetry is the art of finding this shining—this luminosity.

Linda Gregg, from “The Art of Finding” (Academy of American Poets, 2006)

#quote #linda gregg #the art of finding #essays #poetry

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Windhover Farm began as a honeymoon cottage and grew to be a “hobby farm” in Tacoma, Washington. So, what is a “hobby farm?” Well, it’s not a real farm for making a living, and it’s less than 50 acres. You can sell some eggs & produce, if you want. This one is for sale for $5M. (That’s an expensive hobby.)

Let’s look at the residence first. It’s not your usual farmhouse. This is a large modern home.

It’s very beige, too. 

It has a sunroom with a view of Puget Sound & the Olympic Mountains.

The kitchen has beige cabinetry and isn’t terribly large. 

It’s not pictured, but it has a walk-in freezer for all the produce and stuff. 

The backsplash is cute, w/the farm veggie tiles.

Eat-in area.

And, there’s a dining room, looking out at the terrace and the Sound.

Home office w/that wood ceiling that’s getting more common in new mansions.

There’s a main bd with a walk-in closet and en suite. There’re also 2 junior suites, plus 2 regular bedrooms. 

It has a wine cellar in the basement.

And a pool outside, as well.

It may be your hobby, but this is the caretaker’s house, so you don’t have to do the dirty work. 

There’s a sheep barn, so I’m guessing that’s what this is. You can sell the wool. 

I thought this was miniature golf, but it’s not. There are a number of generators on the property in case the power goes out, so maybe this is a part of it.

B/c it’s not a working farm with crops, I’m guessing that this is the garden. 

There’s a chicken coop and the barn has 4 horse stalls and a tack room, plus a place for a horse carriage.

Notice the top of the barn’s silo. That’s an astronomical observatory w/a telescope.

Look at the size of the house.

https://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/detail/180-l-84459-vpxc8g/6608-n-46th-st-tacoma-wa-98407

#hobby farm #farm for sale #hobby farm for sale #estates #long post

[floweringpoverello]

Trembling of the Steady Air

I caught that day In his hovering over ~ Of the stillness lake And my heart stirred ~ Simply for that bird In flight ~ As if suddenly I had joined ~ His light Motion and unceasing ~ Trembling of the steady air All captured ~ In moments Of enraptured stare. ~ Inspired by personal experience and Gerard Manly Hopkins amazing poem about a kestrel, called ‘The Windhover’, which…

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#bird #heart #kestrel #nature #Poetry