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dc.contributor.advisorHarrington, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorEtzel, Dennis, Jr.
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-03T04:40:22Z
dc.date.available2010-10-03T04:40:22Z
dc.date.issued2010-04-16
dc.date.submitted2010
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10777
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/6764
dc.description.abstractIn the tradition of My Life by Lyn Hejinian, I, Afterlife, by Kristin Prevallet, and Claudia Rankine's Don't Let Me Be Lonely, The Radius of Home is a poetic adulthood-meets-childhood memoir of perception, language, and survival. From the PTSD-related trauma of a father who served in Vietnam, to a mother whose coming out is attacked by homophobic neighbors, this poetry collection, ranging from prose and matrix poems to lyrical free verse, explores how language can be an attack, shield, or epiphany. Comic books, fast food jobs, and dogs named after rock stars' wives are all a part of this collection that seeks to redefine what makes a family a home.
dc.format.extent66 pages
dc.language.isoEN
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
dc.rightsThis item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.
dc.subjectAmerican literature
dc.subjectWomen's studies
dc.subjectGLBT
dc.subjectHybrid
dc.subjectMemoir
dc.subjectMixed genre
dc.subjectPoetry
dc.subjectPost-confessional
dc.subjectProse poetry
dc.titleThe Radius of Home
dc.typeThesis
dc.contributor.cmtememberIrby, Kenneth
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineEnglish
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.F.A.
kusw.oastatusna
kusw.oapolicyThis item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
kusw.bibid7078868
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccess


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