The Illuminated Empty Spaces

<p>This collection of poetry and flash non-fiction is a full-length hybrid collection that focuses on themes of grief, inheritance, memory, and sexuality. Genetic inheritance, inherited trauma, and the tangible inheritance of physical objects are all explored throughout the work. The project was inspired by the loss of my mother, and my subsequent diagnosis with a BRCA2 mutation. The fractured form was inspired by the gaps in memory that are created as a result of grief. <em>The Illuminated Empty Spaces</em> aims to define the space that grief leaves behind, and ultimately define what that space creates room for.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Fine Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Year dc:date.available

2020

Author dc:creator

• Wagar, Jane

Contributors dc:contributor

• Monica McFawn

• Nonfiction
• Poetry

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.nmu.edu/theses/673

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.nmu.edu:theses-1684