Date of Award

1-1-2010

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of English

Content Description

1 online resource (iv, 137 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Eric Keenaghan

Committee Members

Lynne Tillman, Pierre Joris

Keywords

Absence in literature, American poetry, Canadian poetry, Silence in literature, Space and time in literature

Subject Categories

American Literature

Abstract

Silent Letters: Directions in Late Twentieth Century Poetry consists of three essays that consider modes of silence in the work of North American poets bpNichol, Rosmarie Waldrop, and Mei-mei Berssenbrugge. A poetry manuscript, Place Holder, accompanies these critical chapters, investigating silence in human relationships, landscapes, and language itself. The critical-creative work reframes embodiment by interrogating a poetics of intimacy through ephemerality, dialogue, and encounter.

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