Is gerard manley hopkins supposed to be extremely difficult to

i remember reading some of his poetry (tfw jesuit education) in high school and not really struggling with it but he is meant to be kind of experimental for his era

I found Hopkins really difficult, too, but not for the word choice (although of course there are words I have to look up). I just find the style tough to decipher. I recognize he was innovative and all that, but it sounds so strange and almost quaint to my ears.

>>8035782
Hey OP it's >>8036383 again lol I just looked up Pied Beauty and it is pretty crazy, like his language just moves too fast to get a proper focus on. Really musical though.

>>8036383

I'm just starting to read poetry, i'm familiar with older english books and the dialect, but he has such a command of language which i guess i don't have and i just struggle to wrap my head around it.

I have a book of keats poetry and wordsworth, do you think i'd fair better with them?

>>8036389

Ya i know he was unorthodox for his time , i wish style was the only thing i had to worry about though.