Publication Date
5-2023
Date of Final Oral Examination (Defense)
3-2-2023
Type of Culminating Activity
Thesis
Degree Title
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Department
Theatre Arts
Major Advisor
Sara Nicholson
Advisor
Martin Corless-Smith
Advisor
Taryn Schwilling
Abstract
The Elegies imitates a carousel book in poetic form by layering the lyric with theater play. The collection oscillates its scenes between four discrete timelines — each interceding with the aftermath of future climate catastrophes. Utilizing stage direction, collage, and obsolete language, the text etches the relationship between three women: Bernadette, Jane, and Annette, and a fourth character, their child, Aliza. The poems click between each perspective, slewing forwards as though slide projector scenes, each relentlessly calling the other forth in memoriam. Characters mourn their earth, each other, and themselves while staring outwardly, often idly, into their presents.
Recommended Citation
Kelham, Hope, "The Elegies" (2023). Boise State University Theses and Dissertations. 2046.
https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/td/2046