Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Identifier

1368

Date

2015

Document Type

Thesis (Access Restricted)

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts

Major

Creative Writing

Committee Member

John Bensko

Committee Member

Sonja Livingston

Committee Member

Kathy Lou Schultz

Abstract

Lionfly is a book-length collection of poems which explores the fragmentation of identity. The tensions explored include the dichotomy between exterior and interior self and the role of memory and relationships in creating self-perception, particularly in terms of female inheritance. These different influences are approached through poems centered around romantic and familial relationships, dream poems, and ekphrastic poems which explore identity through the interpretation of artwork.

Comments

Data is provided by the student.

Library Comment

Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to the local University of Memphis Electronic Theses & dissertation (ETD) Repository.

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