Date of Graduation

Spring 2018

Degree

Master of Arts in English

Department

English

Committee Chair

Marcus Cafagna

Abstract

This collection is comprised of poetry critically introduced by a narrative essay. The pieces included explore place, trauma, and the female experience: what modern domestic life looks like, what life looks like in the urban core, how substance abuse impacts familial relations, and especially, what it means to be female in relation to these things. Often, the intersection of these themes becomes central to a poem; the borders of these subjects blur, leading to overlap in the record of personal experiences and observations.

Keywords

English, poetry, prose poetry, urbanity, childhood, trauma, addiction, feminism, domesticity, excavation

Subject Categories

Poetry

Copyright

© Mary Frances Henn

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