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Looking At Shadows: Four French Texts In English Translation, Kalena M. Hermes
Looking At Shadows: Four French Texts In English Translation, Kalena M. Hermes
World Languages and Cultures
This project present four French texts in English translation that share the theme of loss. This theme is perhaps one of the most poignant and relevant; loss is an experience that every human will encounter, and as people we continue across time to grapple with what it means for us and how to deal with it. These four texts will bring the perspectives of four authors to light in English. When we study how other countries and cultures deal with common human issues, we are able to gain new views on these issues. This project will make these texts accessible …
Shriveled Veins Of My Stories, Jacob W. Franks
Shriveled Veins Of My Stories, Jacob W. Franks
English
This is a manuscript of original poetry.
Byzantium 2010: Cal Poly's 20th Literary Annual, Mateja Lane, Beth Shirley
Byzantium 2010: Cal Poly's 20th Literary Annual, Mateja Lane, Beth Shirley
English
The concept behind this year's theme, "Bold," actually came from concepts our art director, Melissa, showed us during our first meeting. We had tossed around ideas of "Timeless," "Enduring," and "Vintage," amidst our discussions of how in the world we were going to raise money for the journal this year. With the economy tanking, we knew art programs like ours would be the first to suffer. We wanted to find a theme that captured how we felt about art and how art made us feel. We kept coming back to the same idea: We have to just be bold and …
Ambush, Anna K. Bush
Chetco Marine, Gavin Pruitt
Chetco Marine, Gavin Pruitt
English
This is a manuscript of original poetry. My inspiration comes from a combination of events in life that have affected me in profound ways, as well as moments of imagination that transport me away from the realm of personal experience.
"In Memory Of W. B. Yeats": Elegy For A Man And An Ideal, Travis Mcdonald
"In Memory Of W. B. Yeats": Elegy For A Man And An Ideal, Travis Mcdonald
English
Travis McDonald: “‘In Memory of W. B. Yeats’: Elegy for a Man and an Ideal” W. H. Auden’s 1939 elegy for W. B. Yeats recognizes the passing of his contemporary as well his own belief in the social efficacy of poetry. The form of the elegy serves the traditional commemorative purpose while simultaneously enabling Auden to critique both Yeats and politically intentioned art.
Dickinson And Smith: Years Apart But Not So Different, Nicole Day
Dickinson And Smith: Years Apart But Not So Different, Nicole Day
English
Even though there were sixteen years separating them, Stevie Smith and Emily Dickinson had much in common. They both use death as a theme to explore and mock life. Their small poems have a lot to say about life and death.