Date of Award

5-2026

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

M.F.A.

Degree Program

Creative Writing

Department

English

Major Professor

Carolyn Hembree

Second Advisor

John Gery

Third Advisor

Kay Murphy

Abstract

This poetry collection uses the concept of the map —specifically Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, Mississippi Meander Belt maps, and pictorial maps — to explore domestic abuse, generational trauma, place, family, history, ecology, and the imagination.

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