Bite, 2013

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Dob

Identifier: b5596205

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate English program. The holdings are primarily bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts or Master of Fine Arts degrees.

From the Collection:

Students become eligible to pursue the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree if they have obtained a Master of Arts (M.A.) in English from Monmouth University and demonstrate a proficiency for creative writing through a thesis or equivalent work.

From the Collection:

After completing their 30-credit M.A. in English with a Creative Writing concentration, Monmouth’s M.F.A. students take an additional 18 credits of intensive creative writing study that includes the completion of a book-length Creative Thesis.

From the Collection:

During the fall 2022 semester (in instances where the requisite waivers were received from consenting student authors), the Monmouth University Library, together with the University's Graduate School and Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences, began providing open access to select full-text digital versions of current theses and dissertations through links to the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global website in the Library's Online Public Access Catalog. Links to these open access digital publications can also be found in the "External Documents" section under any conforming titles that are listed among the holdings itemized in the collection inventory for this finding aid.

Dates

Creation: 2013

Creator

Dobkiewicz, Martyna J. (Martyna Justyna) (1989- ) (Author, Person)
Waters, Michael, 1949- (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

Access to the collection is confined to the Monmouth University Library and is subject to patron policies approved by the Monmouth University Library.

Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

Research appointments are scheduled by the Monmouth University Library Archives Collections Manager (723-923-4526). A minimum of three days advance notice is required to arrange a research appointment for access to the collection.

Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Extent

1 Items (print book) : 51 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Behind Bite [excerpts]

Bite, the title of this manuscript, represents my outlook on the genre of poetry through my biggest influences and through the content of my work. Poetry should "bite" you, leave an in impression. It should continue to haunt you long after you read it, like it's gotten under your skin and you carry it with you everywhere you go....

The key writers and works that "bit" me, influencing my manuscript are: Lucille Clifton (The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010), Pablo Neruda (The Captain's Verses), Sharon Old (Stag's Leap), Kim Addonizio (Tell Me), Lauren Berry (The Lifting Dress), and Marie Howe (What the Living Do)....

The manuscript is divided into two sections, the first composed of sestets and the second of longer pieces. Its title is also reflective of the short, six-line poems that are like bites. Overall, the inspiration comes from the works I've been reading....

Aesthetically speaking, the manuscript is written in free verse. The forms make use of the left hand margin, dragging the poems back and cleanly down the page. The first sequence is written in sestets, most of which exist on an angle, moving from a longer to shorter line, with the last being a single word. I enjoy working with a shorter stanza that allows me to have more control of each line....