The Cherry Orchard

Similar to the namesake of this manuscript, Anton Chekhov’s play The Cherry Orchard, the poems that make up this collection explore loss—loss of home, loss of time, loss of loved ones, loss of self. Some of the poems originate from personal experiences, while others utilize modes like the ekphrastic to draw upon known works of art, yet despite the varied roots of each poem, the ultimate goal is that this collection exists as a participatory experience not a passive medium, a work of literature that goes further than merely entertaining the reader—a dialogue rather than a monologue. No matter how public or private a topic may be, the poems make themselves accessible to the reader, but also require active engagement. Both as a collection and as individual pieces, my hope for these poems is to add another voice to the greater conversation that spans time and media in its examination of how we experience grief and pain, how we live despite the constancy of loss and tragedy, and how we remember the times and people no longer with us.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.F.A. (Master of Fine Arts)

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Creative Writing and Media Arts (UMKC)

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Missouri -- Kansas City

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• McBride, Max Logan

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Hodgen, Christie, 1974-

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10355/70644

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/70644