Date of Award
Spring 5-2009
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
English
School
Humanities
Committee Chair
Angela Ball
Committee Chair Department
English
Committee Member 2
Jonathan Barron
Committee Member 2 Department
English
Committee Member 3
Molly Clark Hillard
Committee Member 3 Department
English
Committee Member 4
Julia Johnson
Committee Member 4 Department
English
Committee Member 5
Eric Tribunella
Committee Member 5 Department
English
Abstract
The Naming of Strays is a collection of poems that deal with issues of place, gender power, sexual fidelity, and transience. While the majority of the poems are written in free verse, the dissertation also features a handful of formal poems including sonnets, sestinas, and prose poetry. n
Copyright
2009, Erin Elizabeth Smith
Recommended Citation
Smith, Erin Elizabeth, "The Naming of Strays" (2009). Dissertations. 1031.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/1031