Date of Award
2020
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Stonecoast
First Advisor
Katherine Larson
Second Advisor
Cate Marvin
Third Advisor
Justin Tussing
Abstract
Prisonegg is a collection of thirty-two poems centered around the duality of prisons. The poetry comments on how binaries play out in relationships, and how the binary codes of relationships can both imprison and liberate. Sonics-anaphora, rhythm, dissonance play an essential role in the construction of the poetry. The poems in this collection create an ephemeral déjà vu effect with their sounds and imagery. This manuscript is heavily influenced by a speculative/science fiction framework, with authors and poets like William Gibson, Brenda Shaughnessy, Arthur C. Clarke, and Kimiko Hahn inviting the reader to reflect on the many worlds within one human being.
Recommended Citation
Pessant, Jonathan MFA, "Prisonegg" (2020). All Student Scholarship. 395.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/etd/395
