Date of Award
5-1-2017
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Creative Writing
First Advisor
Joseph, Allison
Abstract
This collection of poems explores family history and the inheritance of addiction and abuse that can reemerge generation after generation. More than that, it investigates the possibility of breaking the cycle and the effects that challenge can have on children, not only in childhood, but as they grow and develop.
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