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Wish In One Hand, Amber John May 2021

Wish In One Hand, Amber John

English Honors Theses

In confessional genre-blending poems, prose, and poetic essays, Wish in One Hand probes the reality of living in liminal spaces, and how that reality changes perceptions of identity and the home. Crossing three physical spaces that separate the works, the idea of home is shown to be fluid and multifaceted, frequently interweaving with ideas of childhood, memory, and the passage of time. From meditations on mice in the walls to visceral descriptions of swamp creatures, Wish in One Hand reflects the personal struggle to reconcile liminality with the concrete nature of our worldly experiences.


Sonder: A Poetry Journal 2021, English Dept., College Of The Holy Cross May 2021

Sonder: A Poetry Journal 2021, English Dept., College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Bookshelf

Susan Elisabeth Sweeney is the faculty advisor for this publication.

Sonder is a compilation of student poetry written for the course "Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry" at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Students taking the course produced this journal as a final class project under the guidance of their instructor, Susan Elizabeth Sweeney, Monsignor Edward G. Murray Professor of Arts and Humanities


The Car Ride Home, Jonathan Rivera Apr 2021

The Car Ride Home, Jonathan Rivera

English Honors Theses

The Car Ride Home explores the coming of age of a young boy into a queer man, searching and sifting through the trauma of home life, and realizing his mother’s addiction affects more than just herself, but an entire family. This realization coincides with views of masculinity, as he carefully watches the men around him. He internalizes these depictions of masculinity when exploring his own confusion and investigation of his own sexual identity and queerness. The poetry collection is broken up into two connected parts. Part one explores the illusion of childhood and nostalgia while introducing subtle glimpses and secrets …


Coverings Of White In Plath's 'The Bell Jar" And "Ariel" Poems, Emma M. Kuper Apr 2018

Coverings Of White In Plath's 'The Bell Jar" And "Ariel" Poems, Emma M. Kuper

The Criterion

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When Time Stops: A Loss Of Identity Or A Lack Of Responsibility?, Emma M. Kuper Jan 2016

When Time Stops: A Loss Of Identity Or A Lack Of Responsibility?, Emma M. Kuper

The Criterion

Elizabeth Bishop’s “In the Waiting Room”, and Louis MacNeice’s “Sunday Morning” follow a similar temporal structure as they begin with a normal passing of time, feature a hiatus or stretch of time in the central part of the poem, and then end with a return to normalcy. In addition, both poems include a connection among strangers during this stretched time period. However, Bishop’s speaker finds this connection frightening, due to her resulting loss of identity. In contrast, MacNeice portrays this connection as positive, as all of humanity shares in a peaceful, joyous morning. This difference originates in the cause of …


Unseen Power, Bryon Williams May 1999

Unseen Power, Bryon Williams

The Griot

This poem acknowledges an unseen presence that intervenes and protects the narrator from life's tribulations.


I'M Comin' Daddy, Bryon Williams May 1999

I'M Comin' Daddy, Bryon Williams

The Griot

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Directions, Shaun Waters May 1999

Directions, Shaun Waters

The Griot

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Eyes To The Street, Myron Macauley May 1999

Eyes To The Street, Myron Macauley

The Griot

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Urban Survival, Shaun Waters May 1999

Urban Survival, Shaun Waters

The Griot

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In The Black Forest, Shaun Waters May 1999

In The Black Forest, Shaun Waters

The Griot

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Chronic Love, Shaun Waters May 1998

Chronic Love, Shaun Waters

The Griot

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Larynx, Judithe Andre May 1998

Larynx, Judithe Andre

The Griot

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Words To Live By..."For Isaiah", Shaun Waters May 1998

Words To Live By..."For Isaiah", Shaun Waters

The Griot

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Lost Souls, Bryon Williams May 1998

Lost Souls, Bryon Williams

The Griot

Poem about the effects of drug addiction.


An Anthology Of Holy Cross Verse, College Of The Holy Cross Jan 1937

An Anthology Of Holy Cross Verse, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Bookshelf

A collection of poetry compiled from The Holy Cross Purple, a literary publication produced by the students of the College of the Holy Cross. The selections included in this anthology appeared in The Holy Cross Purple between 1920 and 1937.

The volume's endpapers are an illustrated map of the college campus circa 1937.

Spine title: Anthology of Holy Cross Verse: 1920-1937