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Missed Phone Calls, Ben S. Sherbacow
Missed Phone Calls, Ben S. Sherbacow
Student Publications
A poem about hope and reconnection.
Gen Ms 31 Thomas Carper Papers Finding Aid, Megan Hendrix
Gen Ms 31 Thomas Carper Papers Finding Aid, Megan Hendrix
Search the General Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Description:
This collection contains poems, writing logs and published works of poet Thomas Carper. Originally from Cornish, Maine, Carper is a Professor Emeritus who taught poetry and creative writing at USM from 1967 to 1997 and currently divides his time between Maine and France. The Papers include multiple drafts showing revisions of the poem along with the final version.
Date Range:
1982-2007
Size of Collection:
2 ft
Applications For Dummies, Carla M. Sanchez
Applications For Dummies, Carla M. Sanchez
First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience
This poem discusses the overwhelming pressure that is put on students to justify their right to be admitted into universities or to receive scholarships based on their extracurricular activities. Many working-class, first-generation college students are unable to participate in organizations and programs that offer students a more well-rounded college experience. This can lead first-gen students, like the author, to feel isolated, inadequate, or illegitimate. "Applications for Dummies" expresses Sanchez's incessant fear that she will never be able to compete with other students who were given the opportunity to build more worldly resumes, despite her strong academic commitment and intellectual potential.
Revelation, Tanya Diaz
Revelation, Tanya Diaz
First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience
There can sometimes be a gap between first-gen students and parents who have not experienced the stress of higher education. Children may believe this stress to be a necessary sacrifice for their future wellness; however, they often cannot feel their parents' sacrifices, just as their parents cannot feel their child's mental strain. Diaz creates this poem in an effort to examine her relationship with her mother from an outsider's point of view, in the end realizing that although her parents cannot always understand her experiences, they care and will support her decisions.
English Poems With Oriental Flavors, Sugeng Purwanto
English Poems With Oriental Flavors, Sugeng Purwanto
Sugeng Purwanto
Just a collection of Self-Written Poems for Fun