Oral Presentations

Author Information

Riese C. MunozFollow

Presentation Type

Presentation

Faculty Mentor’s Full Name

Sean Hill

Faculty Mentor’s Department

Creative Writing

Abstract / Artist's Statement

Arrivals is a collection of poetry that explores the topics of place, people, and relationships. Separated into three parts (West, East, and Europe), the collection moves through not only space, but also addresses the struggles of coming of age, being a woman, and growing up in the mountain west. The vein that connects each of the three parts is a series of sonnets about specific cities such as Denver, New York City, and Berlin. The use of sonnets as a grounding form aims to allow for structured exploration of people’s relationship to place specifically history and culture—aiming to utilize the sonnet’s argumentative and lyrical tension. As for the free-verse pieces, their forms range from apostrophes to ballads, their themes equally varied. In conversation with poets such as Richard Hugo, Seamus Heaney, Elizabeth Bishop, and E.E. Cummings, Arrivals aims to surprise the reader by revealing the smaller details of ourselves and of the world around us.

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Visual and Performing Arts (including Creative Writing)

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Apr 19th, 3:45 PM Apr 19th, 4:00 PM

Arrivals, Poetry BFA Thesis

UC 333

Arrivals is a collection of poetry that explores the topics of place, people, and relationships. Separated into three parts (West, East, and Europe), the collection moves through not only space, but also addresses the struggles of coming of age, being a woman, and growing up in the mountain west. The vein that connects each of the three parts is a series of sonnets about specific cities such as Denver, New York City, and Berlin. The use of sonnets as a grounding form aims to allow for structured exploration of people’s relationship to place specifically history and culture—aiming to utilize the sonnet’s argumentative and lyrical tension. As for the free-verse pieces, their forms range from apostrophes to ballads, their themes equally varied. In conversation with poets such as Richard Hugo, Seamus Heaney, Elizabeth Bishop, and E.E. Cummings, Arrivals aims to surprise the reader by revealing the smaller details of ourselves and of the world around us.