Award Date

1-1-2008

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

English

First Committee Member

Claudia Keelan

Number of Pages

56

Abstract

The poems in this thesis seek to explore the notion of uncertainty in terms of its value as both an intellectual and political position. Uncertainty is echoed both in subject matter and form. It serves not as a tool of conservatism, but as an opportunity towards empathy and expansion in a narrowing world; Ecology also plays a prominent role in both the poetry as well as the development of uncertainty and sustainability. The poems seek to broaden conceptions of ecology by drawing often disparate objects and concepts in proximity. These poems then exist in the anxiety of trying to understand the complex relationship that is a product of their ecosystem.

Keywords

History; Original writing; Small; Things

Controlled Subject

American literature

File Format

pdf

File Size

573.44 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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