Thesiss

This collection of poetry depicts landscapes and experiences of loss. The poems occur in various locations: Baltimore, MD; Shenandoah, VA; Rochester and New York City, NY; Uppsala and Göteborg, Sweden; Vienna, Austria; Budapest, Hungary; Kusadasi and Ephesus, Turkey; Vilnius, Li…

In Huchel's poetry, the following three points are important: the composed unity in each book of poems (cyclic structure), the particular “sign” (Zeichen), and images of ethnic minorities. These points have been fragmentarily mentioned by Huchel himself and researchers. However,…

When I first read Claudia Rankine’s 2014 poetry collection Citizen, I was struck by its similarity to an art museum, but not merely because both include works of visual art. The experience of reading Citizen actually parallels the experience of visiting a museum. In Rankine’s mo…

Open Door Behind You aims to represent familial themes specific to one part of the spectrum of Latin-American heritage. All poems are creations of a hidden genealogy. The multi-media and experimental form allow the exploration of themes including religion, patriarchy, generation…

Leaving the Religion of Self-Harm is a collection of poems primarily concerned with childhood trauma, mental illness, and alcoholism. These topics are often examined through the use of Judeo-Christian vocabulary and themes, thus creating the “religion,” referenced in the title. …

The Wind Still Blows: Poems is a collection of autobiographical poems and lyric essays that explore my journey with faith. This collection reveals the life of a young woman learning to meld Chicana feminist ideas and Christian belief. With regards to this introduction, the first…

This collection of poems works through a personal narrative of trauma, weaving its way in and out of discussions about religious identity in the South as well as sexuality, and explores how trauma often infiltrates all aspects of a victim’s life. Scattered throughout are also po…