Date of Award
5-2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
English
Program
English (MA)
First Advisor/Chairperson
Matthew Gavin Frank
Abstract
Dead in the Crosswalk is a collection of poetry that seeks to examine the intersections of trauma, mental illness, and monstrosity. Told through the lens of fictional monsters, the collection examines the ways in which mental illness and trauma recovery exist in circular patterns while the speaker struggles to regain control of the illness. In this way, the collection seeks to disrupt the Cure/Kill dichotomy in mental illness narratives by presenting illness as a condition that continues alongside the speaker as life carries on.
Recommended Citation
Boucher, Jacqueline H., "Dead in the Crosswalk" (2017). All NMU Master's Theses. 129.
https://commons.nmu.edu/theses/129
Access Type
Open Access