Somebody Told Me You Died

Author

Barry E. MaxwellFollow

Year of Award

2020

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Type

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Degree Name

Creative Writing (Nonfiction)

Department or School/College

Department of English

Committee Chair

Judy Blunt

Commitee Members

Judy Blunt, Kathleen Kane, Mary-Ann Bowman

Keywords

homelessness, addiction, alcoholism, lyric essay, racism, memoir

Subject Categories

Nonfiction

Abstract

Somebody Told Me You Died is a sampling of works exploring the author’s transition from “normal” life to homelessness, their adaptations to that world and its ways, and their eventual efforts to return from it. The collection dovetails into a final essay examining the struggle to comprehend and rise above a racist upbringing.

Recommended Citation

Maxwell, Barry E., "Somebody Told Me You Died" (2020). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 11606.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11606