The Windhover
Gerard Manley Hopkins
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
"Windhover" is another name for the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). The name refers to the bird's ability to hover in midair while hunting prey. In the poem, the narrator admires the bird as it hovers in the air, suggesting that it controls the wind as a man may control a horse. The bird then suddenly swoops downwards and "rebuffed the big wind". The bird can be viewed as a metaphor for Christ or of divine epiphany.
Hopkins called "The Windhover" "the best thing [he] ever wrote". It commonly appears in anthologies and has lent itself to many interpretations. - Summary by Wikipedia (0 hr 17 min)
Chapitres
| The Windhover - Read by AF | 1:43 | Lu par Anne Fletcher |
| The Windhover - Read by BK | 1:48 | Lu par Bruce Kachuk |
| The Windhover - Read by DL | 1:27 | Lu par David Lawrence |
| The Windhover - Read by ED | 1:46 | Lu par Eva Davis (d. 2025) |
| The Windhover - Read by FS | 1:31 | Lu par fshort |
| The Windhover - Read by GG | 1:34 | Lu par Greg Giordano |
| The Windhover - Read by KB | 1:29 | Lu par KyoBlanchett |
| The Windhover - Read by LAH | 1:38 | Lu par Lee Ann Howlett |
| The Windhover - Read by SWS | 1:29 | Lu par Scotty Smith |
| The Windhover - Read by TA | 1:25 | Lu par Tony Addison |
| The Windhover - Read by TP | 1:38 | Lu par Tomas Peter |
Critiques
Ráj
The fourth reading by ED seemed to me the perfect voice for this poem with the correct rhythm