Date of Award
2014
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
McKay, Becka
Abstract
This collection of poetry and accompanying essay recount the author’s life as she grows up on a farm in Ireland to leaving and living in America. It is a journey that begins on the physical, external level and moves into a more metaphysical and internal one: the field on the farm becomes the field of the imagination; traditional sounds and rhythms become those of a more contemporary mode. Much of her life is viewed through the lens of the Irish myth, “The Children of Lir,” which encapsulates the experiences of exile, loss, rebirth and the construction of identity. The author puts her background and education in poetry to good use as she deals with the challenges that arise.
Extent
58 p.
Recommended Citation
Carr, Nuala, "Flight of the white swan" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 1012.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/1012
Identifier
FA00004089
Comments
Includes bibliography.|Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2014..|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.