This thesis is comprised of three short stories and a novel excerpt. “Olympio and Yan” tells the story of a love-struck construction worker; “The Money in the Pantry” depicts a widow who wants her sons to make peace; “The Roaches in Singapore” portrays two schoolchildren who catch cockroaches for money. Finally, "Ernai" is part of a novel about a mistress from China who runs into trouble and is forced to make a new life for herself. / 2031-01-01T00:00:00Z

Look-See: poems / 2031-01-01T00:00:00Z

This thesis includes one story and chapters from a novel-in-progress / 2031-01-01T00:00:00Z

Please note: creative writing theses are permanently embargoed in OpenBU. No public access is forecasted for these. To request private access, please click on the locked Download file link and fill out the appropriate web form. / Excerpts from a novel under progress, tentatively titled "Stories of Our Lives." / 2031-01-01T00:00:00Z

Please note: creative writing theses are permanently embargoed in OpenBU. No public access is forecasted for these. To request private access, please click on the locked Download file link and fill out the appropriate web form. / Poetry manuscript / 2031-01-01T00:00:00Z

Please note: creative writing theses are permanently embargoed in OpenBU. No public access is forecasted for these. To request private access, please click on the locked Download file link and fill out the appropriate web form. / Short stories / 2031-01-01T00:00:00Z

Please note: creative writing theses are permanently embargoed in OpenBU. No public access is forecasted for these. To request private access, please click on the locked Download file link and fill out the appropriate web form. / Collection of stories / 2031-01-01T00:00:00Z

Please note: creative writing theses are permanently embargoed in OpenBU. No public access is forecasted for these. To request private access, please click on the lock icon and filled out the appropriate web form. / A collection of poems / 2031-01-01T00:00:00Z

Please note: creative writing theses are permanently embargoed in OpenBU. No public access is forecasted for these. To request private access, please click on the lock icon and filled out the appropriate web form. / These are the short stories and excerpt of the novel Jaewuk Kim has worked on while in the MFA Program in Creative Writing Fiction at Boston University. / 2031-01-01

<p> <i>The Leaving Symphony: Musicality and Voice in the Poetry of Trauma, Addiction, and Redemption</i> represents two years of my critical and creative writing while attending the California State University, Long Beach M.F.A. in Creative Writing program. Evident in the poems of this manuscript, my major themes include trauma, addiction, and personal redemption, all through the intimate lens of my family and myself. Crucial to my writing is the evolution of those struggles, seen in the organization of the poems in this thesis. The methodological essay at the beginning of this project details my process and influences, followed by a full-length collection of poetry. My poetry is highly musical thanks to the inspiration of both my musician father and several writers, such as Sylvia Plath and Dean Young; my work also possesses a distinctive voice that took me decades to find, especially as a poet. This thesis documents that growth and eventual catharsis in writing. </p><p>