Honors Program
Midway Honors
Date of Award
5-2015
Thesis Professor(s)
Don Johnson
Thesis Professor Department
Literature and Language
Thesis Reader(s)
Jesse Graves, Joseph Baker
Abstract
This creative thesis is a retelling of events as a collection of poems. Struggling with mental illness most of my life, I base most of my writing in this odd juxtaposition—the struggle for life alternating with my delight in its splendor. I find myself writing about the most challenging times in my life along with the most magnificent.
The critical introduction explores and elaborates on the context and influences of my writing. Every line of poetry on every page has been a journey of reconciliation with my past and present—a journey deciphering who I am among all the leftovers of what I have been. An undeniably essential expedition.
Publisher
East Tennessee State University
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Withheld
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Recommended Citation
Ireson, Kayla M., "The Rebuff of Discovery: A Collection of Poems" (2015). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 258. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/258
Copyright
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