The Windhover The Windhover "The Windhover" is a sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889). It was written on May 30, 1877, but not published until 1918, when it was included as part of the collection "Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins". Hopkins dedicated the poem "to Christ our Lord". "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
Success Is Certain be streamed at Royce's website. The album debuted at number 25 on the "Billboard" 200 with 16,000 copies sold in its first week released. In its second week, the album sold 4,700 copies to bring in a total of 20,700 copies to date. As of March 20, 2012, the album has sold 43,500 copies in the United States. "Success Is Certain" has received general acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". David