Date of Award

2017

Document Type

Open Access Thesis

Department

Art

Sub-Department

Creative Writing

First Advisor

Ed Madden

Abstract

How to Make a Mudsparkler is a collection of lyrical narratives that address issues of masculinity and identity. These poems are threaded through with repeated themes— religion, place, and the nature of work—as they interrogate familial lineage with inventories of memory. The first section ruminates on family history as it is linked to formative memories. Section two continues these themes, but adds an exploration of adolescence and isolation. Finally, section three is the most immediate section as the speaker explores the fundamental questions of love, loss, and the nature of friendship.

Rights

© 2017, Ethan Fogus

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