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What She Became?, Sarwa Abdulghafoor
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, …
Woven, Adrienne Christian
Woven, Adrienne Christian
Department of English: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Woven is a collection of love poems about people of African descent, all of which feature clothing in some prominent way.
The why of what one wears runs deep. This creative work explores that connection.
Advisor: Kwame Dawes