Father Me Again
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In this master thesis, the candidate presents a collection of original poems related to his glioblastoma diagnosis and wife’s pregnancy and childbirth, accompanied by a critical introduction, which explains his writing and revision process. The candidate demonstrates, through his critical introduction, and in the poems themselves, how his poetry has developed during his graduate work at the University of Missouri—Kansas City.
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Abstract -- Critical introduction -- Centerpoint -- Sleeping in the rain -- Fathers -- Test results -- Rain on the Fourth of July -- Requiem for Heavenly Mountain Road -- Fetal Movements -- The Joy of Parenthood -- At the KU Cancer Center -- Voices -- Keepsake -- At the Independence Women’s Clinic -- Notice of Overpayment -- Doe -- Ultrasound with Emergency Volta -- In His Image -- SIDS -- Onesies -- Hives -- Timetables -- Elegy for Yi Lin -- Corona -- Waiting -- Ode to my Left Hand -- Phaedo -- Poem Written During a Funeral Service -- Crickets -- Workshop -- Unwritten Letter -- Housefly - October -- Never Shake a Crying Baby -- Going ahead -- Halloween -- Praying Mantis -- Glowworm -- Mansions -- Grasp reflex -- Passing cars -- Nativity -- Apnea -- Reading -- Wind Chill -- A City on a Hill
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M.F.A. (Master of Fine Arts)