Tender Alchemy
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu15557183208995742021-08-03T07:10:40Z Tender Alchemy Short, Anna Fine Arts poetry anthropocene folklore fairy tales nature myth alchemy Tender Alchemy is an exploration of how things can transform and rearrange themselves into something new. Within a series of poems, there is the re-telling, interrogation, and subversion of folklore that heavily relies on the vilification or submission of female spirits. Male imposition and female agency are seen through a lens of inhuman creatures depicted in human ways. Usually depicted as fickle, seductive, and malevolent, this collection offers a more nuanced look at aspects of these myths in hopes to provide a reprieve and defense of these creatures. Concerns for the natural world, working within Anthropocene philosophy, also makes notes on the inclusion and exclusion of humanity with nature while moving away from inherited language and romanticized scenes. The persona poems are utilized in a way to reclaim or re-imagine stories. The poetic exposition of this manuscript relies on a density of imagery, a clarity of voice, and, at times, an economic use of syntax. Unpunctuated poems allow negative capability to thrive as well as contributes delightful confusion and momentum. The variation of lineated and prose poems guides readers through tonal and thematic shifts along with hinting at a progression of emerging style. This collection takes notes from the alchemical representation of a person in three parts: Salt which represents the body, Mercury which represents the mind, and Sulfur which represents the spirit. The manuscript is organized in a way that poems are cohesive while maintaining relief from each other and providing a variety of effective styles. Salt contains poems that are concerned with the body and all of its joys and failings. Mercury, intentionally, boasts the most heavily concentrated amount of water poems and sees water not only as a shaping force of life but also a destructive power. It can wash away as easily as it can fall gently on a garden. Finally, Sulfur deals with the spirit. Sulfur addresses the themes stated above with additions of persona, breadth of style, and voice. Sections were organized to best accent and contrast each other while remaining thematically consistent. Themes throughout this manuscript consist of the following: feminine agency through a mythic and historical lens, fascination towards natural scenes with a desire to depict them honestly while avoiding idyllic interpretations, and the possibility of transfiguration in regards to both content and form. 2019-05-20 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1555718320899574 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1555718320899574 restricted--full text not available online This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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