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The Geometry of Grief:
Title: The Geometry of Grief:
Category: History
Details: Words: 1800 | Pages: 7.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Geometry of Grief:
The Geometry of Grief:
Analysis of Poems by Denis Johnson and Gerard Manley Hopkins
Among the most potent subject matter for any writer is grief. In secret, in the dark, we have all felt a pain too powerful to convey. It is for this reason that describing a poem as mournful is generally a compliment. Why do we rave about books and films that make us cry? We love these works because they give us …showed first 75 words of 1800 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1800 total…the loss of another. Both Johnson’s and Hopkins’ grief are more accurately representations of their respective views of life. They express grief as an essential part of life, not something entered into by a particular disposition, but born into by becoming human. It is in this realization that the human connection between writer and reader is most genuinely forged. The poet lets out his mournful cry, and we join in, confirming our common humanity.
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