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Catch Chain

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

Catch Chain is a book of poems that traces the journey of a Corrections Officer who attempts to combat issues of isolation, inhumane treatment of inmates and societal rejection in jails by embarking upon a cross-country road trip. However, the same issues the officer initially wrestled with begin cropping up in different cities, on various highways and in a multitude of states. The excitement and adventure of the open road runs parallel to the recurring imprisonment of the guard's mind.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Fine Arts
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Creative Writing
Department dc:contributor.department
English
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
2010

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Talbert, Robert
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Meitner, Erika S.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Gardner, Thomas M.
  • D'Aguiar, Frederick M.

Subjects

dc:subject × 3

Rights

dc:rights
Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Dc Identifier Other
etd-12142010-121303
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/46206

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citation

Talbert, Robert. Catch Chain. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46206