Dr. Carol Tratchy once theorized that eventually we would need to reevaluate our nomenclatures regarding our most recent artistic eras. For instance, the "Modern Era" came into use nearly one hundred years ago; it is hardly an accurate description any longer. Dr. Tratchy thought that the term "Age of Anxiety" would be a better term for the time period from after WWI to present. I like it—it is descriptive, timeless, and conveniently works to my ends! The Language of Vultures is a collection of poems broken into three parts. The subject matter for this collection primarily deals with the anxieties of our age. Although some are more serious than others, I try to take small problems in my life and let them explode into major anxiety attacks (such as auto insurance or flying). I often use humor as a means of making the mundane entertaining and, I hope, poetic. The characters who roam about this collection are taken from life, but are exaggerated and modified to work in a world where vultures might have something to say. I hope the reader will find these as entertaining to read as I did to write them. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of English in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Summer Semester 2008. / April 11, 2008. / Poetry, Narrative, Sonnet, Free Verse, Humor / Includes bibliographical references. / David Kirby, Professor Directing Dissertation; Juan Carlos Galeano, Outside Committee Member; James Kimbrell, Committee Member; Nancy Warren, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_181503 |
| Contributors | Kerr, Byron (authoraut), Kirby, David (professor directing dissertation), Galeano, Juan Carlos (outside committee member), Kimbrell, James (committee member), Warren, Nancy (committee member), Department of English (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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