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An Exploration Of My Undergraduate Poetry Works, Clover O'Mordha
An Exploration Of My Undergraduate Poetry Works, Clover O'Mordha
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Throughout my years at the University of Akron, I have explored my creative writing, focusing on poetry, and developed a distinct style. There have been many influences on my poetry and I utilize several poetry aesthetics, conventions, and styles. My honor project will explore my poetry by referencing a 30-page portfolio of my collected undergraduate works.
Letting Poetry Inside, To Stay, Erin Siegferth
Letting Poetry Inside, To Stay, Erin Siegferth
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
As a child, writing poetry came naturally, like learning to speak. Over time and throughout school, rigid styles of academic interpretation and an air of demographic exclusivity corrupted the genre. I came to associate poetry with historical, formal poets of history. It wasn't until my undergraduate studies introduced me to contemporary poetry that I realized poems were still being created and consumed today, by a diverse and thriving community. This realization renewed my perception of poetry and gave me permission to write in a way that felt authentic, despite the conventions and rules I had learned. In this introduction to …
Soft Tornado, Zoe Orcutt
Soft Tornado, Zoe Orcutt
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Soft Tornado is the creative senior honors project of Zoe Orcutt. It is the culmination of her creative undergraduate work, including 30 pages of poetry, a critical essay, and a self-reflection.
"Before The Rain Came" (Poems), Alizabeth Christian
"Before The Rain Came" (Poems), Alizabeth Christian
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Poetry is often perceived as an unfamiliar form of expression. With misconceptions of poetry being as something driven by pure epiphany, poetry is lost amongst many individuals. This misconception is challenged throughout this collection and encourages readers to embrace vulnerability through the speaker’s passage to self acceptance. In my piece, “For the Big Horns,” vulnerability is encompassed when the speaker says that “The mountain told me that we are all animals without blueprints. That people are no longer people without fear, and that fear is a root.” These lines encapsulate the speaker’s persistence to show readers an experience of humanness, …