Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

Spring 4-15-2026

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

April 2026

Department

English

College Granting Degree

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Department Granting Degree

English

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Becka McKay

Abstract

The Overview Effect explores the crossroads between the history of space exploration, familial legacy, and identity. This collection employs a system of writing about national history in a way that makes family an inextricable element. These poems use space exploration and the celestial to make sense of the world we inhabit.

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