Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

2009

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Scroggins, Mark

Abstract

This is a collection of poetry that deals with contradiction, generation, and degeneration. It also confronts ideals embedded in culture and society that have become points of emotional conflict for many. This collection often focuses on successfully communicating feelings and ideas through the brevity of language. However. at some points it is necessary to set aside the practice of brevity and lengthen the works in order go beyond restrictive bounda ries and enter a realm of continuation, control, and repetition. Many of the poems begin without beginnings and end without resolutions both allowing the reader to draw from it personal points of reference as well as conclusions. An anatomical theme can be found throughout this collection, allowing these poems to become living things while lending a sense of mysticism. Collectively, these poems try to achieve a relationship of familiarity with the reader while still having come from a personal space.

Extent

40 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2009.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Identifier

FA00000887

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