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
Bird in the Belly of which are based on the poetry of Horace Smith, and detail his day trip to Brighton in 1813. Bird in the Belly released their debut album "The Crowing" on the 23rd March 2018, through a partnership between GFM Records and Proper Music Distribution. The album received critical acclaim, and was made 'Album of the Week' in the "Daily Express" who called it 'Folk album of the year so far" The band is reportedly working on a documentary film which documents the album making process, and looks at the current British Folk Scene as a whole. Already involved in the