Graduate Program
English
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Semester of Degree Completion
2006
Thesis Director
John Martone
Thesis Committee Member
Olga Abella
Thesis Committee Member
Robin Murray
Abstract
A creative thesis of poetry in four chapters that illustrates the inspiration of Taoist texts, Chinese poets such as Li Bai and Wang Wei, Japanese haiku by Issa, Basho, and Chiyo-ni, and American poets such as Lorine Niedecker, Denise Levertov. W.S. Merwin, and Louise Gluck. The fourth chapter focuses more on myself as poet and on my pregnancy at the time of writing with all chapters looking at the intricacies of nature and human interaction therein.
Recommended Citation
Rankin, Megan, "Treading lightly" (2006). Masters Theses. 825.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/825
