Date of Award
4-2023
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
English
Program
Creative Writing (MFA)
First Advisor/Chairperson
Matthew Gavin Frank
Abstract
This collection of poems and hybrid lyric essays explores the links between ancestral history and the natural world. As femmes and woman, much of our history had been lost in violence and war. Much of it is undocumented, untranslated, footnoted. However, the natural world, the land and plants of our ancestors have witnessed humanity for centuries. These poems and essays attempt to reconnect to these natural bodies. These poems and essays recover and discover history that can be channeled through writing and research and collecting experiences with these plants and landscapes that have witnessed our joy and suffering and magic and erasure.
Recommended Citation
Talen, Julia, "Mother Rind" (2023). All NMU Master's Theses. 737.
https://commons.nmu.edu/theses/737
Access Type
NMU Users Only
Justification for Restricting Access
Because my thesis is a book manuscript, I plan to send it out to be published in a book format that will be available across various libraries. Due to copy right issues, I would like my thesis embargoed for at least 5 years.