"Binsey Poplars" is a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889), written in 1879. The poem was inspired by the felling of a row of poplar trees near the village of Binsey, northwest of Oxford, England, and overlooking Port Meadow on the bank of the River Thames. The replacements for these trees, running from Binsey north to Godstow, lasted until 2004, when replanting began again. The Bodleian Library of Oxford University holds a draft manuscript of the poem, handwritten by Hopkins, acquired in 2013. The poem The text of the poem is as follows: See also Poplar Walk, Christ Church Meadow References External links Analysis of 'Binsey Poplars' by Gerard Hopkins on YouTube Binsey Poplars — Gerard Manley Hopkins on YouTube 1879 poems English poems Works about nature Culture in Oxford Culture associated with the River Thames Populus 1870s individual tree deaths Environment of Oxfordshire Destroyed individual trees