Award Date
5-1-2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
English
First Committee Member
Donald Revell
Second Committee Member
Claudia Keelan
Third Committee Member
Timothy Erwin
Fourth Committee Member
Elspeth Whitney
Number of Pages
51
Abstract
Belt of Pearls is a collection of poems concerned with the idea of home in both places and in
people. The speaker wrestles with dissatisfaction with home as a place of origin. The ties of
family, familiar landmarks, and old relationships are outgrown; the feeling of belonging becomes
associated with a lover instead. The poems attempt to locate relationships in geographical scenes
largely through the language of weather and flora. Images of light and the way it strikes a scene
are particularly important. Influences of the collection include Robert Hass, Tracy K. Smith, and
Deborah Landau.
Keywords
poetry
Disciplines
Creative Writing
File Format
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
Repository Citation
Henry, Danielle Lee, "Belt of Pearls" (2017). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 2982.
http://dx.doi.org/10.34917/10985923
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