Date of Award

10-17-2010

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree

MFA

Degree Granting Department

English

First Advisor

Jay Hopler, Ph.D.

Second Advisor

Ira Sukrungruang, M.F.A.

Third Advisor

Aaron Baker, M.F.A.

Keywords

poetry, poetics, surrealism, location, identity

Abstract

The following is an original collection of poetry written primarily over the past year. The collection focuses on three themes and is separated into three numbered sections based on the thematic shifts in content and form. A critical examination precedes the poetry and is an attempt to delineate the author’s influences, processes, and thematic ideologies concerning the collection.