The purpose of this thesis is to "delve into the life and poetry of A. E. Housman to try to discover, not what made Housman the man he was, but why his poetry has appeal." p. 3

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston University

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. / Collection of poems (MFA Poetry Thesis) / 2031-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is a book of poems exploring notions of isolation, society, and the interpersonal. The work investigates man's relationship to the world through the lens of both the quotidian and the obscure. With subjects ranging from Typhoid Mary to St. Herman of Alaska, the poems consider through rhyme, form, rhythm and sound, a small portion of the experience of loss, isolation, and discovery to which we are all eternally bound.

This thesis is a collection of poems which were written between 2011 and 2017. Much of my earliest work is in this collection, though, most all of it has been heavily revised over the years. The content of this collection begins with seven poems that address the death of my best friend and brother, Jon. These were some of the most difficult poems for me to write but ultimately, I found that the process, though intense, was cathartic. The rest of the collection addresses themes regarding class, place, substance abuse, mental health; including but not limited to: suicidal ideation, depression, family, social structure, politics, and anger. A great deal of the content is dark and melancholic in mood and moves through very deep depression at points. A few relationships I've had are addressed and wrestled with and emerge as two separate apologies of sorts. I also wrestle with the idea of home and living on the west coast. The final poem, "Choose Life" was inspired by the film Trainspotting and I felt it served the collection to have a poem that is loosely comparable to a reprise that ends the thesis with a more positive outlook on life.

No description available.

"August 2003". / Bibliography: leaves 88-96. / 2 v. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / "This thesis accompanies and is an exegesis of the poetry manuscript 'farmwoman', poetry that might be described as new writing. It describes the physical, intellectual and imaginative journey I have undertaken towards the creative work. In following my journey, I examine the role that the imagination plays in my poetry, curious as to whether or not poetry must be autobiographical. I observe what my contemporaries are writing about women in the bush, as well as the bush poetry being written by women living on the land. Following an explicit insight into my own poetic development, I detail the results of my research into the contemporary movement of political activism by Australaian women in agriculture. The end of this particular journey is the completion of the manuscript 'farmwoman'." -- abstract. / Thesis (Ph.D.(Creative writing))--University of Adelaide, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2003

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Delaware, 2006. / Principal faculty advisor: Steven Helmling, Dept. of English. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1982. / Vita. Bibliography: leaves [401]-419.

A poem about change