Date of Award
Spring 5-2019
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Program
Creative Writing
Department
English
Major Professor
Carolyn Hembree
Second Advisor
John Gery
Third Advisor
Justin Maxwell
Abstract
Kelly Gangeness Le’s poetry manuscript focuses on paradoxical values concerning horror and humor paired with family and isolation. With the aesthetic approach that poetry ought to resemble the emotional intensity of music, Le strives for animated language. Her influences come from coarse, post-hardcore music and Lucie Brock-Broido’s scholarly yet brutal poetry. Thus she negotiates between lowbrow and literary dynamics. Family; Horror; Humor; Dissonance
Recommended Citation
Gangeness Le, Kelly, "Her Sweetest Comeback" (2019). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2604.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2604
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