Date of Award
8-1-2012
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Creative Writing
First Advisor
Jones, Rodney
Abstract
Second Prayer is a collection of poems divided into four parts. The first includes poems that primarily address the author's childhood years, and focus on themes of family, alcoholism, religion, and environment. The second section includes poems a family narrative and its effect on the shadow of the first part. The third section is comprised of poems about love and domesticity. The fourth section consists of "father/son" poems dealing with alcoholism and redemption.
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