Waiting for Ignition

Waiting for Ignition, a collection of 47 poems, deals with themes of desire, masculinity, family, community, and connection/disconnection. The speaker in these poems navigates the difficulties of identifying as a young gay man in rural Missouri, the loneliness that stems from his disconnect with the queer community, and his inability to find meaningful connection through his romantic and sexual experiences.

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

2016

Author dc:creator

• Bennett, Matthew Wayne

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Meitner, Erika S.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Mann, Jeffrey A.
• Roy, Lucinda H.

• Poetry
• Gay
• Masculinity
• Identity

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

vt_gsexam:7869

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/71449