The Bearded Man

Abstract

The Bearded Man is a collection of poems conceived around the theme of
mythmaking. Mythmaking in these poems manifests itself as a means of translating or
filtering the outside world through a fantasist lens that creates an alternate interpretation
of the natural world. However, the project quickly grew beyond myth and evolved into
tall-tale-like poems. My purpose in writing or constructing these modem-day tall-tales or
fabricated takes on reality, is to enable the reader to reacquaint themselves with the
impossible, and to remind the reader that not everything needs to be explained through
logic or science. But I suppose ultimately the purpose of these poems is to delight and
entertain the reader in their unique approach to illustrating the world.

Date of Award	2008
Original language	American English
Awarding Institution	Eastern Illinois University
Supervisor	M. Nonaka (Supervisor)