Gerald Manly Hopkins and his Narrative Pros
Observations/Reflections: On Gerald Manly Hopkins and his Narrative Pros
Status: Dictated but Not Reviewed
Published: 06/29/10
Written: 04/27/2009
Dictated By: Flint McGlaughlin
I have been studying Hopkins in depth. As I reflect on the way he uses in meter and sound, it occurs to me, yet again, that my endless project to enfold narrative with poetic rhythms and structures is still possible. There is a way to bring rhythm and rhyme in to this structure of pros. It must be subtle enough to avoid surface detection, but powerful enough to evoke the sub-layers of pathos. Hopkins' experimentation with sound and meter encourages me.

