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Francis Joseph Thompson (16 December 1859 – 13 November 1907) was an English poet and Catholic mystic. At the behest of his father, a doctor, he entered medical school at the age of 18, but at 26 left home to pursue his talent as a writer and poet.
Francis Thompson (born Dec. 18, 1859, Preston, Lancashire, Eng.—died Nov. 13, 1907, London) was an English poet of the 1890s, whose most famous poem, “The Hound of Heaven,” describes the pursuit of the human soul by God.
By Francis Thompson (1890) I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years; I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways. Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears. I hid from Him, and under running laughter. Up vistaed hopes I sped; And shot, precipitated,
The Hound of Heaven" is a 182-line poem written by English poet Francis Thompson (1859–1907). The poem became famous and was the source of much of Thompson's posthumous reputation. It was first printed in 1890 in the periodical Merry England, [1] later to appear in Thompson's first volume of poems in 1893. [2]
Francis Joseph Thompson, born on December 16, 1859, in Preston, Lancashire, England, is a poet best known for his poem “The Hound of Heaven.” His poetry, which often concerned or showed the influence of Roman Catholicism, is collected in Poems (Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1893), Sister Songs: An Offering to Two Sisters (Burns and Oates ...
Learn about the life and works of Francis Thompson, a poet who overcame opium addiction and wrote The Hound of Heaven and other famous poems. Find out his biography, influences, legacy and controversies on Poeticous.
Oct 28, 2012 · A collection of poems by the English poet Francis Thompson, with a biographical note by Wilfrid Meynell. The poems include his famous "The Hound of Heaven" and other works on children, nature, love and religion.
