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Jarfly, Zachary Harrod May 2018

Jarfly, Zachary Harrod

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

To look, through poetry, at the men my culture has produced. Formal decisions are unique to each poem which are arranged sonnets, couplets, quatrains, among other forms and free verse forms. Toxic masculinity is examined, as well as the people enabled, participating in, and victimized by that culture.


My Poetic Journey Maze, Shalisa C. Crews May 2018

My Poetic Journey Maze, Shalisa C. Crews

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

From a brief history of poetry, to words of scattered yet sympathetic thoughts my obsession with poetry will be unleashed. My thoughts and different approaches with this project will take on a few different short intoxicating narratives and excursions. Different sections of my project are simple yet complex indirect reflections of verbal asymmetrical shapes, and visual connections. Ultimately, you will be able to experience the visual connections through the photos that I took and my poetic approach. I hope this project is found to be seen as an exhilarating experience as I share my personal self, my thoughts on creativity, …


Burnt Lavender & Other Remnants, Danielle Airen Pringle May 2018

Burnt Lavender & Other Remnants, Danielle Airen Pringle

Department of English: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The following is an essay on the craft of poetry. It talks about influences for poetry writing including other poets, history, music, and the poet’s personal life, as well as the process of writing poetry throughout the poet’s life. The work focuses on how her poetry has developed and what she is trying to accomplish with her poetry in regards to women, power, and desire. The poems are usually persona poems written from the perspectives of medieval women (either real or imagined) and a few of her own personal poems. A sample of some of the poems are included here. …


Gongshi Meditation On The American Prairie, Brandon A. Henry May 2018

Gongshi Meditation On The American Prairie, Brandon A. Henry

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

The following collection deals largely with autobiographical work. Created primarily between 2007-2018, the following poems reflect the life experiences and reflections of a poet throughout his thirties. Largely tied to regionalism of the Ozarks, many poems in this collection highlight specific locales throughout southwest Missouri and/or northern Arkansas, and explore, thematically, feelings of loneliness, isolation, the struggle of faith, and the impact of displacement, both physical and metaphysical. Further, many of the poems feature a through-line, thematically, involving the bonds of family and the impact of death on relationships and the human psyche. Lastly, an appreciation for, and connection with, …


Tangled, Shannon Marie Ashley May 2018

Tangled, Shannon Marie Ashley

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

This thesis is a collection of poems. Much of my poetry is influenced by ideas of identity, particularly religious and sexual identity, and the ways identity affects relationships. As someone raised in a Catholic church from birth, religion has had a major impact on my life and perspective. I am no longer practicing but still consistently find myself considering the morals of the Church in my actions in a positive way. Catholicism will also always affect my relationship with my mother, who is still practicing. Much of my current poetry concerns my relationship with my mother, especially regarding religion and …


Circle Drive, Matthew Naples May 2018

Circle Drive, Matthew Naples

Boise State University Theses and Dissertations

The massively multiplayer online role playing game, World of Warcraft follows many leveling systems that spoon-feeds its players a steady and carefully calculated sense of progression, control, and power. This is part of what makes the game so appealing, as well as the intricate character creation and vast community-based elements. Millions of players share this world of Warcraft, as if it were its own real world (and in a way it is), and they do so with characters they’ve created and customized. What furthers this connection between player and character, and player and player, is how their characters move and …


The Space Between Daylight & The Darkness Of The East River Tunnel // Mayyim Hayyim, Isabel Owen May 2018

The Space Between Daylight & The Darkness Of The East River Tunnel // Mayyim Hayyim, Isabel Owen

Gandy Dancer Archives

No abstract provided.


Breakfast In Marblehead // Like Robins Devouring, Andres Cordoba May 2018

Breakfast In Marblehead // Like Robins Devouring, Andres Cordoba

Gandy Dancer Archives

No abstract provided.


What We Say: Exploring Well-Versed Messaging In The Tradition Of Black Americana, Brenda Bell Brown May 2018

What We Say: Exploring Well-Versed Messaging In The Tradition Of Black Americana, Brenda Bell Brown

Creative Writing Programs

What We Say: Exploring Well-Versed Messaging in the Music, Literary and Cloth Traditions of Black Americana—serves as an exhibition of coded cypher without disclosing the inherent secret to deciphering the code. It is the script for the enigma, sans the full disclosure of meaning. It is the novel, without the cliff notes; the song without the mind-blowing lilt; the telling of the secret, without the whisper. I am giving you the truth, out loud, to provide relief through kinship connection to long-time sufferers who wandered for a long time wondering “what is wrong with me?” and seldom got an …


Leaning Into The Party, Stephen Roberts May 2018

Leaning Into The Party, Stephen Roberts

Bryant Literary Review

I was having a good time at the party
until I leaned back on the door frame


It Wasn't In The Cards, Sarah Brown Weitzman May 2018

It Wasn't In The Cards, Sarah Brown Weitzman

Bryant Literary Review

"I'm in", I announced and sat down
to play the cards I'd be dealt.


Old Mirror, Tom Chandler May 2018

Old Mirror, Tom Chandler

Bryant Literary Review

Speckled from having witnessed too much,
from being peered into for an answer.


Wildfire, Charles Laird Calia May 2018

Wildfire, Charles Laird Calia

Bryant Literary Review

For months there was no rain or very little, the mountain grasses were dry, prone to lightning strikes and wildfires, and Frank could see the river far from his little cabin, just beyond Federal land, drying up before his eyes.


Right Now At This Moment As We Speak, Tom Chandler May 2018

Right Now At This Moment As We Speak, Tom Chandler

Bryant Literary Review

Two humpback whales
are breaching eight miles
off the coast of Venezuela


My Date With The Scientist, Kristy Nielsen May 2018

My Date With The Scientist, Kristy Nielsen

Bryant Literary Review

He tells me even land has tides,
pulled like water by the moon.


Lists, Michael Onofrey May 2018

Lists, Michael Onofrey

Bryant Literary Review

Earl has begun the prep work for painting the "foyer" of Bob and Lisa Kob's house, "foyer" a term Bob had used.


Block Island Haiku, Fred Yannantuono May 2018

Block Island Haiku, Fred Yannantuono

Bryant Literary Review

So many hatchbacks.


Space Storms, Sarah Thompson May 2018

Space Storms, Sarah Thompson

Bryant Literary Review

You are the star
In the blackened sky


The Blind Man At The Grand Canyon, John Kristofco May 2018

The Blind Man At The Grand Canyon, John Kristofco

Bryant Literary Review

He stood there with his friend,
the hundreds at the rim,


Poems From "Sentence", Mark Anthony Cayanan May 2018

Poems From "Sentence", Mark Anthony Cayanan

English Faculty Publications

The three poems are from a sonnet sequence titled "Sentence."


Wait For It To Bloom., Deziree Brown May 2018

Wait For It To Bloom., Deziree Brown

All NMU Master's Theses

"wait for it to bloom." is a poetry collection of free verse poetry that examines black motherhood and womanhood in order to interrogate the sociopolitical implications of black women’s existence in a patriarchal, capitalistic society. Due to the intersections of our identities, black women face a specific type of discrimination that spans both racism and sexism, among other types of discrimination. The healing properties associated with astronomy and mythology are used as entry points to discuss this trauma, while popular culture is used to address these issues that happen daily in the media directly. This consistent bombardment of prejudice, along …


Lonely This Side Of Nowhere, Anne Okonowski May 2018

Lonely This Side Of Nowhere, Anne Okonowski

All NMU Master's Theses

In this creative work, the writer explores familial relationships as well as what is home. Combining nonfiction essays, fiction, poetry, and images in one narrative, this work is comprised of multiple stories to create a related narrative. This project is a celebration of storytelling through multiple genres, and draws from multiple sources of inspiration, including both creative and critical works.


Bramble And Knife, Sara Ryan May 2018

Bramble And Knife, Sara Ryan

All NMU Master's Theses

This thesis is a collection of poems that center on the themes of extinction, family, the female body, and the presence of the animal. During my time in the Upper Peninsula, I found a connection with the natural world around me, and this led to my fascination with animals and extinction, both of which manifested in my poetry. As I struggled with the residual effects of toxic relationships, as well as the bleak romantic landscape of the UP, I saw my own body reflected in the bodies of animals. I specifically noticed this reflection while studying the art of taxidermy; …


Shimmer, Daniel Lau May 2018

Shimmer, Daniel Lau

Boise State University Theses and Dissertations

Shimmer is a collection of poems that explores the unfixed nature of self-construction through the complications of intersectionality. Throughout the text, the speaker, possessing multiple positions that share the locus of the singular unified body, navigates existing power structures in various publics in which bodies and cultures are read and deemed legible or illegible to situated hegemonic social structures. Through confessional and lyric strategies, the speaker reflects on the rituals that reify culturally informed social contracts within diverse publics.


City Boys, Savannah Wilcek May 2018

City Boys, Savannah Wilcek

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

No abstract provided.


Branded By Berries, Jerica Bean May 2018

Branded By Berries, Jerica Bean

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

No abstract provided.


Mother Earth, Sarah Russell May 2018

Mother Earth, Sarah Russell

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

No abstract provided.


Dear Shawn, Kira Singer May 2018

Dear Shawn, Kira Singer

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

No abstract provided.


Stump Removal, Sarah Russell May 2018

Stump Removal, Sarah Russell

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

No abstract provided.


Clone Of A Dandelion, Shana Blatt May 2018

Clone Of A Dandelion, Shana Blatt

Gandy Dancer Archives

No abstract provided.