The Windhover
Gerard Manley Hopkins
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"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)
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| The Windhover - Read by AF | 1:43 | Leído por Anne Fletcher |
| The Windhover - Read by BK | 1:48 | Leído por Bruce Kachuk |
| The Windhover - Read by DL | 1:27 | Leído por David Lawrence |
| The Windhover - Read by ED | 1:46 | Leído por Eva Davis (d. 2025) |
| The Windhover - Read by FS | 1:31 | Leído por fshort |
| The Windhover - Read by GG | 1:34 | Leído por Greg Giordano |
| The Windhover - Read by KB | 1:29 | Leído por KyoBlanchett |
| The Windhover - Read by LAH | 1:38 | Leído por Lee Ann Howlett |
| The Windhover - Read by SWS | 1:29 | Leído por Scotty Smith |
| The Windhover - Read by TA | 1:25 | Leído por Tony Addison |
| The Windhover - Read by TP | 1:38 | Leído por Tomas Peter |
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The fourth reading by ED seemed to me the perfect voice for this poem with the correct rhythm