A creative thesis of poetry in four chapters that illustrates the inspiration of Taoist texts, Chinese poets such as Li Bai and Wang Wei, Japanese haiku by Issa, Basho, and Chiyo-ni, and American poets such as Lorine Niedecker, Denise Levertov. W.S. Merwin, and Louise Gluck. The fourth chapter focuses more on myself as poet and on my pregnancy at the time of writing with all chapters looking at the intricacies of nature and human interaction therein.
| Date of Award | 2006 |
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| Original language | American English |
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| Awarding Institution | - Eastern Illinois University
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| Supervisor | John Martone (Supervisor) |
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- Literature and Literary Theory
Treading lightly
Rankin, M. (Author). 2006
Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Arts (MA)