Truth From Fiction: The Apologetic Use Of Christian Allegorical Literature In The 21st Century,
2023
Liberty University
Truth From Fiction: The Apologetic Use Of Christian Allegorical Literature In The 21st Century, Terri Nicole Boutte
Masters Theses
Christian allegorical literature is a genre that explores apologetic claims in a unique and creative way. Although this genre has attracted many readers over the years, there is hesitation and reluctancy to accept Christian allegorical literature as a genre that should be used as an apologetic method. Namely, the didactic intent of this genre has caused some critics to question whether Christian allegorical literature promotes critical reading and thinking skills in a way that leads readers to make their own spiritual decisions. Some skeptics believe that sharing theistic truths that are disguised by fictional storylines is a creative way to …
In Yellow: A Solo Poem-Play,
2023
Kennesaw State University
In Yellow: A Solo Poem-Play, Emily Kitchens
Faculty Articles
“In Yellow” was developed in the INKubator residency at Art House Productions (Jersey City, NJ) in 2019 with the following blurb:
In Yellow is a solo poem-play about a relationship between a young woman and a ceramic doll her grandmother made that she has just accidentally broken. It is about grief. It is about breaking out of generationally instilled feminine values. It is about the color yellow. It’s all true.
“In Yellow” is an experiment of a poem and play for one voice. I was in New York City for about 10 years, before that The Bay Area, but am …
Baby Steps,
2023
Wilfrid Laurier University
Baby Steps, Amy Neufeld
The Goose
A creative non-fiction piece about childbirth and walking, situating the self and the new child, and climate anxiety and fear for the future.
Fungi Moves, Night Crawler, Tree Futures,
2023
University of Michigan
Fungi Moves, Night Crawler, Tree Futures, Petra Kuppers
The Goose
Three Gothic Eco-Poems by Petra Kuppers.
Reflections From A Maternity Leave: The Complex History Of Beaver Dam Flats And Refinery Park,
2023
N/A
Reflections From A Maternity Leave: The Complex History Of Beaver Dam Flats And Refinery Park, Emily Ursuliak
The Goose
A personal essay reflecting on my relationship with Refinery Park and Beaver Dam Flats in light of its complex history.
Because The Muddiness Of Mud Must Be Uttered: A Personal Essay,
2023
n/a
Because The Muddiness Of Mud Must Be Uttered: A Personal Essay, Dorothy Ellen Palmer
The Goose
"Because the Muddiness of Mud Must Be Uttered," by disabled senior writer Dorothy Ellen Palmer, is a personal, braided, nonfiction essay tracing how her access to and understanding of moving on land has been shaped by ableism, ageism, and the pandemic.
Tetrapod: Adapted For Locomotion Across Land,
2023
University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Two Poems,
2023
University of Victoria
Surface Tension,
2023
University of Winnipeg
Surface Tension, Kerry Ryan
The Goose
"Surface Tension" is a piece of creative nonfiction by Kerry Ryan.
Pink Telephone,
2023
Niagara Regional Rhyme Gland Laboratory
Pink Telephone, Gary Barwin, Elee Kraljii Gardiner
The Goose
"Pink Telephone" is a psychogeographical exploration of walking in woods considering ideas of communication and internal monologues and situating oneself and one's place in community.
Bindweed,
2023
University of Waterloo, Waterloo
Before Showtime,
2023
University of Alberta
Before Showtime, Amy Kaler
The Goose
In this piece of creative nonfiction, I reflect on the experience of having time on my hands in peri-urban spaces that are characterized by transience, liminality, and contingency, while waiting for performance time at youth cheerleading competitions. I describe walking around these places, specifically Las Vegas and Abbotsford (BC). I connect my experience to other accounts of aimless wandering, such as the "derive" of psychogeography, and note the ways in which the exercises of power and potential world-ending catastrophe are present, but latent, in these landscapes. In particular, I consider the historic cold-war threat of a nuclear bomb as well …
Falling Into Action,
2023
n/a
Falling Into Action, Kent Hoffman
The Goose
Kent Hoffman explores human movement, his own mobility, and how it influences the way he moves on land. This personal essay, told through the lens of disability and accessibility, outlines his experience of living with Becker muscular dystrophy. Hoffman's approach to walking and mobility is heavily influenced by a fear of falling. As his mobility is changing, he's adapting and seeking out new ways to move on land. Different modes of mobility determine the way we experience personal movement, but accessibility determines who is welcome in spaces in the first place. Accessibility in the form of providing equal access is …
Co-Editors Notes: Moving On Land? Choose Your Instrument,
2023
Wilfrid Laurier University
Co-Editors Notes: Moving On Land? Choose Your Instrument, Tanis Macdonald, Ariel Gordon
The Goose
Editorial Introduction to The Goose Volume 20, Issue 1 (2023).
When A Saunter Starts To Taunt Her: Exploring The Outdoors With Disabilities,
2023
Western Carolina University
When A Saunter Starts To Taunt Her: Exploring The Outdoors With Disabilities, Jessica Cory
The Goose
This first-person creative nonfiction piece examines engaging with the outdoors, primarily through walking and hiking, while struggling with diagnoses of Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos (hEDS) and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS). The author also considers how growing up with a parent whose disabilities made it more difficult to enjoy hikes impacted her own perception of the ableism inherent in the design, architecture, and infrastructure of many state and local parks. The author discusses the importance and struggle of teaching environmental literature through the lens of Disability Studies and advocates both for visibility as well as concrete changes to make hiking and sauntering …
When The Moon Rises And You Want To Sing,
2023
Wilfrid Laurier University
When The Moon Rises And You Want To Sing, Frances Boyle
The Goose
Poetry by Frances Boyle.
Sun In Eponymous Glasses: Two Poems,
2023
Trent University
Sun In Eponymous Glasses: Two Poems, Angela Hibbs
The Goose
Scintillating nature imagery captured in nouns.
On Foot,
2023
alumna, University of Saskatchewan
On Foot, Dee Hobsbawn-Smith
The Goose
“On Foot” is an interdisciplinary examination of the importance of walking and running to the creative life. It is primarily a personal essay braided together with free verse poetry and a small proportion of inquiry into a few famous thinkers and writers who walked regularly. The essay traces a serious foot injury and the effects of that trauma, coupled with the threat of loss of sight, on a writer with a long history of walking and running as part of their creative process. The five poems unspool the sights and sounds of the natural rural world where they walk daily, …
Inclement,
2023
University of Waterloo (retired)
Inclement, Susan Wismer
The Goose
"Inclement," by Susan Wismer, is from Hageography:
Hagios, a Greek word for holy.
Hag, an old woman. Hag, an overhang at the edge of a cliff
Rough notes. Foot notes. Choreographies of happenstance.
Poetic Portraits Of Older Women In The Great Black Swamp,
2023
Bowling Green State University
Poetic Portraits Of Older Women In The Great Black Swamp, Sandra L. Faulkner
ICS Fellow Lectures
Dr. Faulkner discusses the importance of oral histories and listening to older women by presenting poetic portraits of older women in the Bowling Green area that she co-created from oral histories. This was a collaborative project with The Wood County Committee on Aging, the BGSU archives, and local women Faulkner interviewed about their experiences across their life course and contributions to our community. These poetic portraits and oral histories will be archived at the BGSU libraries for all of us to learn from.
