Date of Award
2016
Call Number
PS3610.A35244 B55 2016
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Stonecoast
First Advisor
Stephen Motika
Second Advisor
Brandon Som
Third Advisor
Justin Tussing
Keywords
Stonecoast MFA, prison reform, rehabilitation, racial identity
Abstract
Black in Maine is a collection of poetry composed around the narrative of poetry being used as a source of liberation and rehabilitation for incarcerated persons. The poems find several protagonists self-reflecting or speaking to an assumed audience about their experiences as prisoners within the Maine Department of Corrections.
Recommended Citation
Jackson, Joseph Nathadus MFA, "Black in Maine" (2016). All Student Scholarship. 153.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/etd/153
