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Imitism: Learning Imagism Through Imitation, Nicole Trackman Jun 2012

Imitism: Learning Imagism Through Imitation, Nicole Trackman

Understanding Poetry

Students will learn the components of Imagism through works of William Carlos Williams and D.H. Lawrence. As authors, students will demonstrate their understanding of this poetic movement through an imitation of either Williams’ poem “This is just to Say” or Lawrence’s poem “Green”.


Millie Dies In Style: Crafting Poems In Four Poetic Styles, Dan Gleason Jun 2012

Millie Dies In Style: Crafting Poems In Four Poetic Styles, Dan Gleason

Understanding Poetry

This exercise helps students learn about poetic style by challenging them to write poetry in different styles. To make stylistic differences most obvious, students write about the same topic in four different ways (casual, formal, depressing, whimsical). Students write poems of 4-10 lines in groups, and then they share their writings with each other. Nearly any topic may be chosen, but the topic should be a bit unusual; I like to use the tragic tale of Millie, a fictional family dog that dies suddenly by falling down an open well, to generate interest. The exercise is a fun activity that …


Votary, Mary Bamburg May 2012

Votary, Mary Bamburg

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

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Codemakers, Dawn Manning May 2012

Codemakers, Dawn Manning

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Codemakers is a book of poems by Dawn Manning divided into three sections: "Topophilia," "Goodwill," and "Women's Work."


Through Other I'S: Las Otras, Brenda Nettles Riojas May 2012

Through Other I'S: Las Otras, Brenda Nettles Riojas

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The “I” speaks in each of the poems presented; but whose I? The collection explores the use of personae, and gives voice to “the other” I’s/las otras, women who came before us and those who walk among us. Sometimes in English, sometimes in Spanish, sometimes the voices cross between languages. Written primarily in free verse, the poems are ordered to allow the mingling of languages from the speakers on the page. Through other eyes, some of the characters revive the past, speak from the grave. They provide a glimpse into what lies beyond the “I.” We hear the …


What Was And When It Passes, Mark Petrie May 2012

What Was And When It Passes, Mark Petrie

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

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Snowflake, Lisa Knoppe May 2012

Snowflake, Lisa Knoppe

Arrow Rock

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The Fairytale, Devinne Walters May 2012

The Fairytale, Devinne Walters

Arrow Rock

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Light, Natalie Bridgmon May 2012

Light, Natalie Bridgmon

Arrow Rock

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The Pull, Lisa Knoppe May 2012

The Pull, Lisa Knoppe

Arrow Rock

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The Cat, Laine Scott May 2012

The Cat, Laine Scott

Arrow Rock

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New Age Faerie Chick, Devinne Walters May 2012

New Age Faerie Chick, Devinne Walters

Arrow Rock

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To My Dearest, Kyle York May 2012

To My Dearest, Kyle York

Arrow Rock

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Certainty, Natalie Bridgmon May 2012

Certainty, Natalie Bridgmon

Arrow Rock

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Prostitute, Manjil Pradhan May 2012

Prostitute, Manjil Pradhan

Arrow Rock

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//Poem.Cpp, Alex Van Walleghan May 2012

//Poem.Cpp, Alex Van Walleghan

Arrow Rock

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Poetry, Sarah Allgood May 2012

Poetry, Sarah Allgood

Arrow Rock

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Weather, Natalie Bridgmon May 2012

Weather, Natalie Bridgmon

Arrow Rock

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Remember, Aleta Anderson May 2012

Remember, Aleta Anderson

Arrow Rock

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Cupid’S Bullet, Josh Jones May 2012

Cupid’S Bullet, Josh Jones

Arrow Rock

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We Came, Josh Jones May 2012

We Came, Josh Jones

Arrow Rock

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The Dilemma, Kelsey Mooney May 2012

The Dilemma, Kelsey Mooney

Arrow Rock

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20-Sided Die, Lisa Knoppe May 2012

20-Sided Die, Lisa Knoppe

Arrow Rock

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Immortality, Alex Van Walleghan May 2012

Immortality, Alex Van Walleghan

Arrow Rock

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Friend, Kelsey Mooney May 2012

Friend, Kelsey Mooney

Arrow Rock

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I Must Wait, Kyle York May 2012

I Must Wait, Kyle York

Arrow Rock

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January 5, Lisa Knoppe May 2012

January 5, Lisa Knoppe

Arrow Rock

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Heathens And How They're Made, Garret Crowe May 2012

Heathens And How They're Made, Garret Crowe

Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

This thesis contains 23 poems with an introduction in which I explain how I craft my poetry. In the introduction, I use examples from both critical and creative sources to identify tools I utilize during the craft process of a poem. The subject matter of the poems within this thesis ranges from speakers pondering childhood moments to mature voices examining domestic relationships. Some of the poems may be considered confessional poetry as the works are immensely personal and the speaker is I, the writer. Other poems apply literary styles that are commonly associated with Dirty Realism and Southern Gothic.


About A Yellow Ball, Shannon Alice Salter May 2012

About A Yellow Ball, Shannon Alice Salter

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

These are poems made from many things: color, eggs, oranges, many kinds of seeds, leaves, wind, California, the desert, birds. They are things alive in the world and alive in my heart. I cannot take them out of the world, but from my heart I can have whatever appears on its surface. The language of steam.

They are poems that like to be at home.

California is my home and so is the Mojave (and so is every desert). I live in a valley about four hundred miles from the Pacific Ocean, in the city of Las Vegas. What better …


Love Is Just A Word For The Last Body I'D Like To Keep Vigil Over, Robert Jagger May 2012

Love Is Just A Word For The Last Body I'D Like To Keep Vigil Over, Robert Jagger

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Love is Just a Word for the Last Body I'd Like to Keep Vigil Over is a collection of poetry that was composed during my time spent at UNLV. Comprised mostly of prose poems, it was heavily influenced by the works of Richard Hugo, Robert Coover, Joshua Marie Wilkinson and several French poets who are often categorized as being members of either the Symbolist or Decadent movement. At its best, the collection attempts to invoke a sense of Joseph Cornell's boxes--odd juxtapositions of everyday items and language that create new and uncertain circumstances. Unlike Cornell's boxes, however, the poems aren't …