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Poets of the English Mystical Tradition

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This four-part online series on the poets of the English mystical tradition considered short poems of Thomas Traherne, D.H. Lawrence, Henry Vaughan, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, John Donne, George Herbert, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and e.e. cummings.  The course was taught by Fr. Mark Brown. You can find sermons by Father Brown in the resources section this page.

Videos of All Four Classes

Links to the poems discussed can be found beneath each date.

July 12 (Raptures and Ecstasies: Thomas Traherne and D.H. Lawrence)


July 19 (Nocturnes: Henry Vaughan and Alfred, Lord Tennyson)


July 26 (Resistance: John Donne and George Herbert)


August 2 (Everything Yes: Gerard Manley Hopkins and e.e. cummings)

The liturgical and devotional lives of Anglicans have been greatly enriched by the contribution of poets.  Some of this poetry can be thought of as “mystical,” in the sense of expressing a direct, personal encounter with the Divine, if not strictly orthodox.

Sermons by Father Brown

A Sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Easter
A Sermon for the Last Sunday After the Epiphany
“Dreams and Visions”: The New Jerusalem
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