홉킨스는 살아생전 단 한 권의 시집도 내지 못했다. 그러나 캐럴 루이스는 그를 현대시 발전의 견인차 역할을 했다고 평했고 비평가 리비스는 “지금껏 가장 뛰어난 기교 창안자의 한 사람이며 일류 시인”이라고 극찬했다. 시대를 너무나 앞서 나갔던, 빅토리아 시대의 가장 위대한 종교 시인 홉킨스의 시를 모았다.

1. 초기 시: 1864∼1876
하늘나라 항구 ···················3
부활절 영성체 ···················4
도시의 연금사 ···················6
‘내 기도는 놋쇠 하늘에 부딪쳐’ ···········9
‘나로 하여금 당신을 맴도는 새 같게 하소서’ ·····11
중간의 집 ····················13
나이팅게일 ···················16
완벽의 옷 ····················20
논둠 ······················23
부활절 ·····················27
아드 마리암 ···················29
로사 미스티카 ··················32

2. 웨일스의 성 보노 대학 시기: 1877
헌시(로버트 브리지스) ··············39
도이칠란트 호의 난파 ···············41
은경축일 ····················70
펜마인 풀 ····················72
하느님의 장엄 ··················76
별이 빛나는 밤 ··················78
봄 ·······················80
엘루이 강 계곡에서 ················82
바다와 종달새 ··················84
황조롱이 ····················86
알록달록한 아름다움 ···············88
수확의 환호성 ··················89
새장에 갇힌 종달새 ················91
집 밖의 등불 ···················93

3. 더비셔, 옥스퍼드, 리버풀, 스토니허스트 시기:1878∼1882
유리디시 호의 침몰 ················97
5월의 마니피카트 ················106
빈지의 미루나무들 ················110
던스 스코터스의 옥스퍼드 ············112
헨리 퍼셀 ····················114
집 안의 촛불 ··················117
잘생긴 심성 ···················119
나팔수의 첫 영성체 ···············121
아침, 점심, 그리고 저녁의 희생 ··········126
안드로메다 ···················128
평화 ······················130
결혼 행진곡을 들으며 ··············132
필릭스 랜들 ···················134
형제 ······················137
봄과 가을 ····················140
인버스네이드 ··················142
‘물총새들이 불이 붙고’ ··············144
리블스데일 ···················146
납 메아리와 금 메아리 ··············148
우리가 숨 쉬는 공기 같은 복되신 동정녀 ······153

4. 더블린 시기: 1885∼1889
시빌의 잎에서 받은 암시 ·············163
사람의 아름다움은 무엇을 위해 있나 ········166
‘군인’ ······················168
‘부육(腐肉)의 위안’ ···············170
‘최악은 없다’ ··················172
‘이방인’ ·····················174
‘나는 잠 못 이루며 느끼노라’ ···········176
‘인내’ ······················178
‘내 마음’ ····················180
톰의 화관 ····················182
농부 해리 ····················184
저 자연은 헤라클레이토스의 불이며 부활의 위안 ··186
성 알폰소 로드리게스 ··············190
‘주님, 당신은 정말 옳으십니다’ ··········192
‘목자의 이마’ ··················194
R. B.에게 ····················196


해설 ······················199
지은이에 대해 ··················216
옮긴이에 대해 ··················223