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Gwu Department Of English And Broad River Review Announce Poetry Contest Winner, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Myla Athitang, of Shelby, N.C., is the winner of the Foothills Poetry Contest sponsored by the Gardner-Webb University Department of English and GWU’s Literary Magazine, the Broad River Review. She is a senior at Kings Mountain (N.C.) High School. The competition was open to ninth- through 12th-grade students in Cleveland, Rutherford and Gaston counties.

Poem No. 123, May 2020, Huntsville Literary Association (Huntsvile, Ala.)

POEM

The Huntsville Literary Association was founded in 1967 to provide a community for writers, readers, and artists through workshops, readings, and educational programs. One of their key contributions is the literary magazine titled POEM which showcases original writings from both established and emerging writers. This issue features poems from various writers.

Tectonic, Rebecca E. Holifield

Honors Theses

Tectonic is a collection of original poems accompanied by a critical preface.

Skin: Stories, Poems, And Essays, Amanda G. Hadlock

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

This thesis begins with a critical introduction which analyzes the use of objective correlative and varying points of view in creative writing in order to generate dialogue on cultural issues. I relate theories from Edward T. Hall, T.S. Eliot, Mikhail Bakhtin, and Lubomír Doležel to my own writing. Additionally, I situate my own multi-genre writing with work of contemporaries such as Maggie Nelson and Claudia Rankine. My hypothesis is that writers can use an objective correlative (Eliot) from the top of the cultural iceberg (Hall) as an entry point to representing deeper, more fraught cultural issues. Additionally, by experimenting with …

Self, Emily Aguayo

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This is a translation of Dr. Erika Almenara’s complete published collection of poetry. The original publications span a period of over twelve years of work, with books published in 2006, 2008, and 2018. The first book of poetry in this series of translations, Reino Cerrado (Closed Kingdom), explores the profound contemplations of life and how to turn those thoughts into words and put them on paper. We see images of nature, hear faint religious overtones, and feel the distress of a woman searching for a healthy relationship, and having little luck. Para evitar los rastros (To Avoid All Traces), the …

Inheritance, Sam Kealhofer

Theses and Dissertations

In this thesis, I observe the methods modern American poets employ to achieve literary activism in their work. Poets Amiee Nezhukumatathil, Marcus Wicker, and Tracy K. Smith all examine and critique different aspects of American life and culture. Ultimately, I argue that each poet, in their own way, develops a voice that deftly straddles between the personal and public. By doing so, the poets invigorate their work with an authenticity that is crucial in developing an ethos vivacious enough to create a call to action for readers. I will also discuss how I create a similar balance of the personal …

A Hebrew Poet Writes In English About The Holocaust, Avraham Balaban

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

No abstract provided.

What She Became?, Sarwa Abdulghafoor

Department of English: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

WHAT SHE BECAME? is a thesis comprised of a thirteen- page introduction and 35 poems. As is evident from the title, the poems are about the poet’s unsettling personal and creative journey, as well as her personal movements, her traumatic childhood, her individual and cultural backgrounds. The author takes her readers through the experiences of women in war-torn Iraqi Kurdistan from the early 80s to the present day. Her poetry gives you a glimpse of life under a patriarchal regime that attempts to stifle women’s voices. The introduction dives deeper into her own personal history as a female Kurdish writer, …

English 1200 (Multi-Ethnic American Literature) Exercise For The Large Lecture Classroom, Omar Agustin Moran

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

The following exercise applies collaborative and intersectional strategies for teaching Multi-Ethnic American Literature for the Large Lecture Classroom. It is based on the research and discussions that occurred during the fall and winter quarters within FLC meetings in the English Department at CSUSB. It uses key reading and writing modalities, autonomous and collaborative learning formats, and game theory to achieve the following course objectives: to develop a keen understanding of the different experiences of ethnic and marginalized communities through the study of American Literature; to empathize with others' experiences and viewpoints; to consider what leads to marginalization and exploitation, such …

Legacy Spring 2020, Southern Adventist University

Legacy

The Legacy Spring 2020 edition features both poetry and short stories written by Southern Adventist University students. Short Stories are written by Josue Vega, Ashton McMillen, Suny Cardenas-Gomez, and Allison Carbaugh. Poetry is written by Benya Wilson, Allison Carbaugh, Aaron Mumu, Luna Manuel, Essence Bush, and Bradley Hutchinson.

Interdependence Across Foreign Exchange Rate Markets- A Mixed Copula Approach, Richard Adjei-Boateng

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this thesis is to study the dependence structure of exchange rate pairs using a mixture of copula as opposed to a single copula approach. Mixed copula models have the ability to generate dependence structures that do not belong to existing copula families. The flexibility in choosing component copulas in this mixture model aids the construction of a system that is simultaneously parsimonious and flexible enough to generate most dependence patterns in exchange rate data. Furthermore, the method of mixture copulas facilitates the separation of both the structure and degree of dependence, concepts that are respectively embodied in …

Satori 2020, Shannon Laurance, Sara Severson, Hailey Seipel, Mike Desch, Annette Deyo, Nicole Tompos, Jena Archer, Megan Martin, Abbey Johnson, Carly Weber, Sara Severson, Mike Desch, Kimberly Coffee, Dahlia Garofalo

Satori Literary Magazine

The Satori is a student literary publication that expresses the artistic spirit of the students of Winona State University. Student poetry, prose, and graphic art are published in the Satori every spring since 1970.

Seeds - 2020, Kathryn Hudson

Seeds

Contributors include: Alex Gonzalez, S.J., Jon-Paul Kreatsoulas, Rachel Willard, Dashia WIlson, Delette M. Porter-Williams, Ayushi Kumar, Natalie Valentin-Espiet, D.P.R. Hawley, Zahra Sajwani, Zaria McDonald, Lily O'Keefe, Hei, Aris, Maria Vazquez, Jonathan Lee, Max Wacker, Samantha Hernandez, Karina Sanchez, Monica Zakariya, Chelsea Bonner, Marie Celeste Muratalla, Victoria WIlliams, Ankush Vyas, Mark Vonschlegell, Abena Motaboli, Kayla Nuszen, Haylee, Zinnia Nguyen, Emily Sharlow, Rodrigo Haro, Matthew Carnero Macias, Ana Carolina Peres Bogo, George O. Santos, Ariel Notterman, Daphne M. Watson, Laura Gaerditz, Sarah Ann Sciaraffa, Fiona Prieto, Bryan Radwancky, Philip Choy, Roger D. Hicks, Claire Cofre, Luis Rueda, Maribel Cruz Perez, Jim Jones, …

Habits Of The Heart: Poetry And Democracy, David Hassler

The International Journal of Ethical Leadership

No abstract provided.

The Function Of Poetry In The Maqamat Al-Hariri, Hussam Almujalli

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The Maqamat al-Hariri is one of the most notable examples of prose in Arabic literature. Called one of the most eloquent statements of medieval Arabic prose, it also serves as a religious, social, cultural, and political document of the Abbasid Caliphate. As a writer, al-Hariri became a famous figure in Arabic literature after writing his maqamat. This dissertation studies al-Hariri as a poet through his most important prose work, the Maqamat al-Hariri.

Chapter 1 of the dissertation provides an overview of the maqama genre, including its definition, themes, stylistic features, character types, a brief history of maqamat studies, …

Finding A Good Book To Live In: A Reflective Autoethnography On Childhood Sexual Abuse, Literature And The Epiphany, Karen D. Barley Ms

The Qualitative Report

The topic of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) remains a prevalent issue globally and despite the best efforts of welfare organisations, it would seem that as a society we are no closer to a resolution. CSA is a topic that is discussed in vague terms, but the real impact of CSA on the child is rarely divulged, except behind closed doors. This autoethnographic study traces the life and experiences of CSA of the author and how she used literature and writing as a coping mechanism. Using this powerful methodological tool, the author has been able to expose the implications of the …

Richey, Nancy Carol, B. 1959 (Mss 690), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 690. Research material collected by Nancy Richey and Carlton Jackson about thumbpicking guitarist Mose Rager for their book Mose Rager: Kentucky’s Incomparable Guitar Master. Includes interviews, news clippings, and correspondence by and about Rager as well as other thumbpicking guitarists, such as Merle Travis, Arnold Shultz, and Eddie Pennington.

Feb2020, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

No abstract provided.

Sigint Signifier, Terry Trowbridge

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

This poem is a meditation on the concept of signal-to-noise ratios. What is the most minimal signal that can be decoded, regardless of the amount of noise?

Perfect (A Poem), Joseph Chaney

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

This sonnet-length, unrhymed syllabic poem speaks of the way the concept of perfection engages the imagination of mathematicians, an experience it compares to the mysterious, complex attraction we may feel toward a lover.

Introduction To Creative Writing, Sheila Y. Maldonado

Open Educational Resources

English 220 Introduction to Creative Writing - readings and exercises in fiction, drama, and poetry

The Importance Of The Physical: Lucille Clifton's Poetry About Bodies, Kaitlin Hoelzer

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

No abstract provided.

Spontaneous Minds And Electric Romanticism: Kerouac, Ginsberg, Dylan, Joplin, Sasha Tamar Strelitz

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation postulates a sub-category of Romanticism: electric Romanticism. As opposed to its “acoustic” forebear, electric Romanticism exists in an electric age, beginning after Henry David Thoreau’s rumination on the telegraph wire as an electric rendering of the æolian harp image. Romantic poets used the æolian harp to analogize the act of writing activities set into motion by spontaneous thoughts, a central attribute of the Romantic literary movement. The modernized electric version of the æolian harp—the telegraph wire—signals that electric Romanticism branches off from its source and evolves along with technology to engage more synchronously with the spontaneous.

Electric Romantics …

Camas, Winter 2020

Camas

The Very Hungry Caterpillar / Paulina Jenney -- Northern Migration: Seeing to Believe / Stephanie Maltarich -- Abrasion / Darby Williams -- Calling Mother Earth on the Crisis Hotline / Laura Pritchett -- In the Hour Before Dark / James Braun -- Birthmarks / Melissa Martini -- dissociation / Kolbe Riney -- Approaching Denver / Joey Mancinelli -- Representation in Borderlands / Dani Putney -- The Death of a Clown / Amanda Sorrell -- To Whom It May Concern / Angelica Poversky -- Rainfall & Bobbing Poppies / Eli Coyle -- Vanity Selfie / Kateryna Bortsova -- Cormorant / Naomi …

Nosthetics: Instagram Poetry And The Convergence Of Digital Media And Literature, Tanja Grubnic

Department of English Publications

This article considers the proliferation of nostalgic aesthetics in Instagram poetry (‘instapoetry’). Though often overlooked, the relationship between the platform and the poetry itself is a vibrant entry point into debates about the handwritten, analogue and vintage styles of instapoetry. Connecting modernist and postmodernist arguments about nostalgia, this article aims to form a critical and conceptual lens with which to analyze the visual aspects of nostalgic aesthetics—referred to as ‘nosthetics’—characteristic of Instapoetry, investigating how and why the genre impersonates the pre-digital, analogue past. By examining scholarship on platforms, nostalgia and instapoetry, this article shows how the concept of nosthetics can …

Cathy G. Johnson, Cathy G. Johnson

UNBOUND 2020 Archive (Virtual)

Cathy G. Johnson is a printmaker, book-maker, illustrator and arts educator. Her silkscreen work is produced at the feminist art collective studio Dirt Palace in Providence, and deals with the themes of rebellion and opulence. She has been making art books and zines for over a decade, which contain comics, poetry, journals and drawings. She makes local community prints for clients such as Southside Community Land Trust and Gather Glass, and teaches art classes throughout New England. Cathy is also an author and illustrator, her published graphic novels include JEREMIAH (One Percent Press, 2015), GORGEOUS (Koyama Press, 2016) and THE …

Dyeing The Springtime: The Art And Poetry Of Fleeting Textile Colors In Medieval And Early Modern South Asia, Sylvia W. Houghteling

History of Art Faculty Research and Scholarship

This paper explores the metaphorical and material significance of short-lived fabric dyes in medieval and early modern South Asian art, literature, and religious practice. It explores dyers’ manuals, paintings, textiles, and mercantile and devotional poetry to demonstrate how the existence of ephemeral dyes opened up possibilities for mutability that cannot be found within more stable, mineral pigments, set down on paper in painting. While the relationship between the image and the word in South Asian art is most often mutually enhancing, the relationship between words and color, and particularly between poetry and dye color, operates on a much more slippery …

"Ode To Confidence": Poetry Groups For Dysarthria In Multiple Sclerosis, Rebecca Balchin, Deborah Hersh, Jamaica Grantis, Maddie Godfrey

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Purpose: Approximately 40–50% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) have dysarthria impacting confidence in communication. This study explored how people with MS experienced a novel therapeutic approach combining dysarthria therapy with poetry in a group format. Method: Participants were recruited through MSWA (formerly known as the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Western Australia), a leading service provider for people living with all neurological conditions in Western Australia. They attended eight weekly sessions led by a speech pathologist and a professional poet. The study was co-designed and qualitative, using observational field notes recorded during sessions and semi-structured in-depth interviews with participants after …

Grieving The Eternal Present: The Pressures Of Being A Person (With Words), Rowen Light-Wills

Scripps Senior Theses

I started this poetry project from the jumping off point of psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott's most well known theory; that of the "good enough" mother. This appealed to me because like Freud's, Lacan's, and other psychoanalysts’ work, it centers the infant and attempts to understand the developing psyche. In combination with Melanie Klein’s theories, this thesis aims to pinpoint specific anxieties that transcend childhood and feel applicable to the rest of the relationships a person develops in their life. Did they experience nurturing and detach from their primary caregiver at a developmentally healthy time? Or did they lack some relationship between …

Pecan Grove Review Volume 20, St. Mary's University

Pecan Grove Review

Creative writings by students, faculty, and staff of the St. Mary's University community.