The Darkling Thrush
From Cultural Artifacts with Mandi Gerth by Helping students love things worthy of their love
February 2, 2026 · 9 min
About this episode
This episode explores Thomas Hardy's poem 'The Darkling Thrush' and includes critical essays on its themes.
The Darkling Thrush https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44325/the-darkling-thrush Biography on Thomas Hardy https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/thomas-hardy Critical Essays SIMPSON, MATT. “MILLENNIAL THOUGHTS — HARDY’S ‘THE DARKLING THRUSH.’” The Thomas Hardy Journal, vol. 15, no. 3, 1999, pp. 80–84. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/45274455 . Accessed 24 Jan. 2026. SWIER, SUSAN. “‘SOME BLESSED HOPE’: HARDY’S DARKLING THRUSH.” The Hardy Society Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, 2010, pp. 75–81. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/48561986 . Accessed 24 Jan. 2026. Get full access to Mrs. Gerth Teaches at mrsgerthteaches.substack.com/subscribe
People in this episode
Host: Mandi Gerth
Topics covered
- poetry
- Thomas Hardy
- literary analysis
- critical essays
- hope
- nature
Keywords
- Thomas Hardy
- The Darkling Thrush
- poetry analysis
- literary criticism
- hope
- nature
- critical essays
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Thomas Hardy Journal, The Hardy Society Journal
Books & works: The Darkling Thrush
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