A warm chill threatens, 2017

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Rib

Identifier: b7669060

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: 2017

Creator

Ribsam, Talon H. (Talon Hunter) (1993- ) (Author, Person)
Gilvarry, Alex (1981- ) (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) : 34 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Introduction [excerpt]

Within this project, both the poetry and the short stories will enlist professionally trained craft that will speak volumes toward the maturity of the three separate levels of writing: poetry, short fiction, and hybrid stories inflused with poetry. The author constantly revises and takes special care in creating work that covers relevant expressions while also portraying abstract images in innovative and unique contexts in order to force readers to open their minds.

The largest underlying themes of this manuscript, indicating the author's fear of death and the process of aging until such expiration, grants the collection a universal relevance. Many people have the same terror of getting old and dying. However, the poetry and the fiction pieces included are not entirely grim and morose; there is recognition in inevitability and therefore, affection for momentary satisfactions. Love, lust, and the disposition towards stories of religion are strong candidates for the second most common theme orchestrated harmoniously throughout. Because rhythm is often key to the poet's intentions, it is no surprise that many influences writhing in the undercurents of poetry are from lyricists.... Shadowing multiple strategies of inspiration helps to maximize the ability to balance simplicity and complexity within a work of art.

Partial Contents

Introduction -- Black IV: relapase -- Alone -- Soul gathering -- Coffee cigarello pretzel -- The miserable snowball -- Business as usual -- Rocking the royal cradle -- The 13,048^th John -- Sable -- Spectrophobic extreme -- Looking up -- Juxtaposition -- Outlaw -- Annotated bibliography.