Creative writing -- Poetry
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Orchidelirium, 2015
Item — Call number MU Thesis Gly
Identifier: b7667247
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.Students become eligible to pursue the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree if they have obtained a Master of Arts...
Dates:
2015
Songs to sick blood, 2022
Item — Call number MU Thesis Ear
Identifier: b7930853
Abstract
Songs to Sick Blood is a poetry collection that explores one family's experience of illness, loss, and rupture. These poems chronicle grief in its many forms: loss of a loved one, loss of wellness, loss of self, and loss of comfort. The poems' speakers look honestly and unflinchingly at their experiences to attempt to make sense of life's ebbs and flows in health, family, and happieness.
Keywords: Poetry, loss, grief, grieving, death, illness,...
Dates:
2022
Telegony, 2021
Item — Call number MU Thesis Mor
Identifier: b7930352
Abstract
This collection of poetry aims to synthesize Greek mythology with my changing emotional landscape surrounding the circumstances of my adoption via the lost sequel to Homer's Odyssey known as Telegony. This collection draws inspiration from Homer, Virgil, Louise Glück, Robin Robertson, Madeline Miller, and Paula McClain among others.Keywords
poetry; mythology; mythopoesis; The Odyssey; adoption; Homer;...
Dates:
2021
The fire starter, 2014
Item — Call number MU Thesis Hel
Identifier: b7636443
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.Students become eligible to pursue the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree if they have obtained a Master of Arts...
Dates:
2014
Transformed, 2013
Item — Call number MU Thesis Wey
Identifier: b7636388
Statement of Aesthetics [excerpt]
Transformed is a collection of poetry inspired by a person very dear to my heart. I titled this manuscript Transformed because, not only does the work center around the journey of a trangendered individual, but it also displays emotional, physical, and mental transformations that occur in the speaker's life, as well. It is often said that life is about finding and understanding yourself, however there are many phases...
Dates:
2013
Unripe, unsweet, delicious, 2018
Item — Call number MU Thesis Oli
Identifier: b7877116
Introduction [excerpts]
For me, pleasure of poetry has always been in the connection and placement of words next to each other--of trying to create something to sound the way I want it to feel. It's a challenge and so rarely does it happen that I find the end result satisfying. But, still I continue to write. With these poems, I have carefully curated the following pages as passage through my experiences I hope to act as artifacts in time. I have worked hard to learn my craft well and dispense it thoughtfully....
Dates:
2018