Don't Steal My Days, I'll Give Them To You
Date
2024-07-19
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ORCID
0009-0004-2414-8154
Type
Thesis
Degree Level
Masters
Abstract
Don't Steal My Days, I'll Give Them to You comprises narrative, lyric poems that explore the complex relationship between place and human experience. The collection expands across various themes, including loss, coming of age, family, health, and more, while set in a range of places, including those both traveled to for a short amount of time, and those inhabited by the speaker for years. The places in my poems help call forth human experiences, while showing how place and identity are intertwined. Don't Steal My Days, I'll Give Them to You emerges out of my experience as someone who grew up in the nomadic lifestyle of the military. I have never stopped moving, and as such am fascinated with how place and selfhood intertwine.
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Poetry, Poem, Lyric, Narrative, Writing
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Degree
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Department
English
Program
Writing