Date of Award
8-1-2015
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
English
First Advisor
Jordan, Judy
Abstract
These poems are the product of three years of writing and reflection on the poet's experiences throughout the illness and death of a parent, the destruction of hurricane Katrina in St. Bernard parish, and the oil industry's presence in Southeastern Louisiana. The manuscript is arranged without section breaks and operates in nine cycles.
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