The primary focus of this collection of poems is on the natural world, and especially on its inherent processes of creative transformation. These transformations are seen as essential to the creation of the physical world, and are also metaphorically connected to the process of artistic creation. / The collection is divided into three sections. In each section, poems are linked through repeated images to a particular phase of progress toward higher and more subtle order. The first section, headed by the poem "Stones," centers on images of the world as unformed or inanimate, while suggesting forces at work that may lead to greater coherence. The second section, keynoted by the poem "Roots," concentrates on the complex interactions of life, growth, and mortality. The third section, beginning with the poem "Wings," introduces images that suggest the possibilities and difficulties of an order or consciousness capable of transcending the physical world. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-03, Section: A, page: 0798. / Major Professor: Van K. Brock. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1992. / The primary focus of this collection of poems is on the natural world, and especially on its inherent processes of creative transformation. These transformations are seen as essential to the creation of the physical world, and are also metaphorically connected to the process of artistic creation. / The collection is divided into three sections. In each section, poems are linked through repeated images to a particular phase of progress toward higher and more subtle order. The first section, headed by the poem "Stones," centers on images of the world as unformed or inanimate, while suggesting forces at work that may lead to greater coherence. The second section, keynoted by the poem "Roots," concentrates on the complex interactions of life, growth, and mortality. The third section, beginning with the poem "Wings," introduces images that suggest the possibilities and difficulties of an order or consciousness capable of transcending the physical world.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_68278 |
| Creators | Byrd, Joel Glenn |
| Publisher | Florida State University Libraries |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
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