Date of Award
5-2025
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
English
Program
Creative Writing (MFA)
First Advisor/Chairperson
Matthew Gavin Frank
Abstract
Catasterisms is a collection of seven lyric essays exploring ideas of identity, relationships, and environment through the lens of Stacy Alaimo’s trans-corporeality. Each essay uses various forms to explore these concepts, utilizing concrete form, hybridized poetry and prose, and what Charles Olson refers to as projective verse. The essays use motifs like cell phone communication, star-gazing, and travel among many others to explore the ways in which individuals self-actualize through their relationships and their environment. Through emoji, photographs, and design, Catasterisms also uses the sense of sight in order to push the boundaries of traditional genres of writing and place itself in a unique position in the field of poetry and creative nonfiction.
Recommended Citation
Walker, Andrew D., "Catasterisms" (2025). All NMU Master's Theses. 880.
https://commons.nmu.edu/theses/880
Access Type
NMU Users Only
Justification for Restricting Access
I am hoping to publish this text as a book in the near future. After speaking with my thesis chair, Matt Frank, he heavily suggested I request an embargo, as he believes that this work is publishable in my field. Creative writing publishers require that the full text not be published elsewhere in full. Thus, I am requesting an embargo.
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