Date of Award
Spring 5-2016
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Program
Creative Writing
Department
English
Major Professor
John Gery
Second Advisor
Carolyn Hembree
Third Advisor
Niyi Osundare
Abstract
A poetry thesis exploring issues of loss, death, creation, imagination, family, interpersonal relationships, nature, sexuality, and writing. The manuscript includes a preface that discusses literary influences such as Ai, H.D., and Sharon Olds, as well as writing in forms such as the dramatic monologue, imagistic poem, and confessional poem. Three main sections organize the manuscript's poems.
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Recommended Citation
Walter, Lauren, "New Rust" (2016). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2205.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2205
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