Self-Portraits Of The Byelingual Immigrant,
2021
Missouri State University
Self-Portraits Of The Byelingual Immigrant, Sujash Purna
Graduate Theses/Dissertations
The following poems chronicle the journey of a contemporary Bangladeshi-immigrant poet living in the United States of America. Divided in three sections, the poems serve as self-portraits that peek into the complex psycholinguistics of the immigrant writing in a second language. The poet offers sketches of different aspects of his immigrant life through self portraits. While mostly autobiographical, the collection offers poems that serve as commentary on the socio-economic reality of workaholic American life. Through exploring the self as a bilingual poet, the poems serve as critiques of the socio-political systems of this country. “Self-Portraits of the Byelingual Immigrant” also …
Love Paint And Other Private Vegetables,
2021
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Love Paint And Other Private Vegetables, Victoria Hudson
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Despite her remarkably low score on the Morse Fall Scale, Dolores shattered her femur in August of 2018. Some studies suggest that grief began there: a fracture, a wail—but the mechanism by which we came to recognize it, to plant it in our beds, remained unexplained, and the role of the daughter was controversial. Who gardens? What is the optimal depth for this sort of burial? Rootbound women with a clinical presentation of imminent loss were eligible to participate; we had thought to control the study but found no suitable placebo. The vegetables were necessarily randomized, the paint stratified according …
Young Adult: A Poetic Exploration Of Modern American Life,
2021
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Young Adult: A Poetic Exploration Of Modern American Life, Ellie Bixler
Honors Theses
Adrienne Rich, in her 1993 essay “Someone Is Writing a Poem,” writes “In a political culture of managed spectacles and passive spectators, poetry appears as a rift, a peculiar lapse, in the prevailing mode.” In this collection, I make my own attempt to part with the prevailing mode. I use my poetry as a means of engaging and contending with the American socio-political dialogue that often feels both deeply pervasive and largely inaccessible. Grounded in the thematic conventions of political and ecological poetry, this collection is an exploration of what it means and how it feels to come of age …
American Sissy: Original Poetry,
2021
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
American Sissy: Original Poetry, Jonah Stokes
Honors Theses
The creative art of poetry is a complex form, yet the fundamental aspect of the poetic form is of experience. The experience of the poet as well as the experience of the reader reading a poem is what is defined as the crucial element of poetry in this creative endeavor. This study analyzes works of contemporary poets who successfully portray the art of experience in their work. Looking at Romantic and marginalized poets, this study seeks to understand the complexity of poetic experience. The introduction is followed by a series of poem's that emphasize the experience of the author.
The Correlation Between Traditional And Modern Day Performance Poetry: Where Music And Poetry Collide,
2021
California State University, Monterey Bay
The Correlation Between Traditional And Modern Day Performance Poetry: Where Music And Poetry Collide, Jaya Hodges
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
"Music and poetry have similar roots that have made them both into what they are today. From chants to church hymns, they both have kept the Black community intact during times of sorrow and grief. The words that ride along the rhythm and structure of any song brings an unforgettable emotion out of these art forms. This paper will discuss how they have merged themselves together along with the influences they have made within Jame Weldon's "Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing" and Lauryn Hill's "Doo Wop (That Thing)".
Taunggyi Dreamer: Exiles, Diasporas, And Pleasures,
2021
NMU
Taunggyi Dreamer: Exiles, Diasporas, And Pleasures, Singh Kaur Singh
All NMU Master's Theses
Taunggyi Dreamer: Exiles, Diasporas, and Pleasures, a collection of poetry and prose (creative non-fiction and fiction), reflecting themes of trauma, memory, psychic fragmentation and survival is told through hybrid narratives. The writing arises from my own multiple migrations from Taunggyi, Burma, to India and eventually to the United States of America. Taunggyi Dreamer is inspired by: my exile from my birth country, Burma, after the military coup of 1962; my resettlement as a stateless citizen in my ancestral home in India during my teen years; and my arrival to the United States of America in my thirties as a …
The Sound A Body Makes : And Other Ruminations On Navigating Roadkill,
2021
Northern Michigan University
The Sound A Body Makes : And Other Ruminations On Navigating Roadkill, Olivia Kingery
All NMU Master's Theses
Using poetry, creative non-fiction, and watercolor paintings, this thesis interrogates my personal relationship with roadkill, as well as society’s relationship with roadkill. The lens of the collection is hyper-focused on roads, the treatment / beliefs surrounding roadkill, and the treatment of more-than-human bodies. Combining image and text, the reader is immersed in a unique conversation about our environment. The Sound a Body Makes utilizes a variety of poetic forms, as well as essay forms. Altogether, the collection is a call to action for radical change regarding how society views and treats more-than-human bodies.
Heavy Is The Head,
2021
California State University, Monterey Bay
Heavy Is The Head, Elizabeth Wiles
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
"Heavy is the Head: how my mental illness made me a writer" is a collection of poetry about a journey in and through mental illness. It engages the social action issue of mental health awareness. "Heavy is the Head" tells a story of mental illness, how it was accepted, how it was used to improve, and how it can pave the road to self-acceptance.
Escape,
2021
SUNY Oswego
Drink If // Midas Touch,
2021
SUNY Geneseo
Midnight Catharsis,
2021
SUNY Purchase
Smudge Painting,
2021
SUNY Brockport
From The Nook Of The Fig Tree,
2021
SUNY Geneseo
Signs Of Persephone,
2021
SUNY Geneseo
Tetanus // Celestial Bitch // Feast,
2021
SUNY Geneseo
Tetanus // Celestial Bitch // Feast, Mia Donaldson
Gandy Dancer Archives
No abstract provided.
Don’T Collect $200 // Grindr Musings,
2021
FIT
Don’T Collect $200 // Grindr Musings, Kristian Grant
Gandy Dancer Archives
No abstract provided.
Grammar Of Paradise // Grammar Of Traps // Grammar Of Stasis,
2021
Stony Brook University
Grammar Of Paradise // Grammar Of Traps // Grammar Of Stasis, Nancy Keating
Gandy Dancer Archives
No abstract provided.
Castle Building: Contemporary Poetry And Flash Fiction From Appalachia,
2021
East Tennessee State University
Castle Building: Contemporary Poetry And Flash Fiction From Appalachia, Sharolyn Shae Johnson
Undergraduate Honors Theses
Appalachian writing brings a voice to the region that is often obstructed or excluded by popular culture throughout the United States. Crowded with stereotypes, many stories of Appalachian culture are misconstrued or never heard at all. This makes the work of modern Appalachian writers especially significant. Perhaps one of the best ways to reach a broader audience of people in this fast-paced digital time is through shorter writings, and in this thesis I will be presenting my process of writing modern flash fiction and poetry and of sharing the truths of working class, Appalachian people.
Poems And Translations,
2021
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Poems And Translations, Rome Hernández Morgan
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This document is separated into two parts, a collection of original poems and a collection of translations of the crônicas of Rubem Braga. The collection of poems, titled, “Because I Never See You,” attempt to parse the complexities of familial and intimate relationships, addiction, and BIPOC experience. The collection of translations attempts to offer a small sample of the crônicas of Rubem Braga (1913-1990), a Brazilian journalist who is known throughout Brazil for “elevating” the form of the crônica from ephemera to the literary.
Mineral Rites,
2021
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Mineral Rites, Emma Van Dyke
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This document is a collection of original poems written between Fall 2017 and Spring 2021.
