English, Department of
First Advisor
Kwame Dawes
Second Advisor
Stacey Waite
Third Advisor
Hope Wabuke
Date of this Version
Spring 4-29-2022
Citation
Petersen, Caleb. Fifteen Poems. 2022. University of Nebraska, Master's Thesis.
Abstract
FIFTEEN POEMS is a thesis consisting of a critical introduction on the development of my understanding of craft, the poetic influences which have shaped my poetry, as well as a collection of poems. The essay addresses both the form and content of the collection, as well as my history with poetry. It provides details about the process of creating this collection, and it portrays some of the vision that motivates it. The poetry which follows is a reflection on myself, my body, and my landscape, as I ask the question, who am I in this place? Situated in Lincoln, Nebraska, it seeks to grapple with my relationship to history, lineage, Christianity, whiteness, settler colonialism, and violence in the present moment.
Advisor: Kwame Dawes
Comments
A THESIS Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College at the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts, Major: English, Under the Supervision of Professor Kwame Dawes. Lincoln, Nebraska: April 25, 2022
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