Date of Award
5-20-2022
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Stonecoast
First Advisor
Debra Marquart
Second Advisor
Chen Chen
Third Advisor
Justin Tussing
Abstract
Follow the Shimmer is a creative thesis collection of poems and songs that explore the depths of trauma, love, and healing. Told through the lens of fairy tale and fantasy, it is a story of grief and hope. Some of the tales are familiar, others are strange and abstract. Fables and nursery rhymes are remixed by the hands of a daughter who wishes for her deceased mother's touch. Archetypes and mythology are scrambled through the kaleidoscopic eyes of a woman who survives the violence of a patriarchal society. The world becomes a landscape of dangerous yet magical realms to discover; creatures and elements of nature guide the journey. Through poetry, story, and song, this thesis is a voyage into the surreal experience of being human.
Recommended Citation
Bradbury, Meghan, "Follow the Shimmer" (2022). Stonecoast MFA Theses and Capstones. 152.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/stonecoast/152
