Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Semester of Degree Completion
2015
Thesis Director
Olga Abella
Abstract
This thesis includes a collection of working-class poems that explore such issues as poverty, work, racism, family, and substance abuse through the lens of class. It also includes a critical introduction that gives a brief overview of the history and current state of working-class studies, specifically poetry. In this thesis I relate the work of contemporary poets such as Jim Daniels and Simon J. Ortiz to my own work, while explaining the themes of contemporary poets compiled in anthologies such as Working Classics: An Anthology and American Working Class Literature.
Recommended Citation
Shoot, Anthony Travis, "Woodlawn: A Collection of Working Class Poems" (2015). Masters Theses. 1946.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/1946
