Slow Emergencies
Like the ever-circling lines in the skin of trees, sometimes the whole of a person is peeled back, layer by layer, until only seeds remain. Names, faces, stories, and relationships are unmade and molded into new shapes. Without warning, those left at the base, at the roots, can’t recognize this mapl...
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ndltd-uky.edu-oai-uknowledge.uky.edu-english_etds-10562016-05-07T16:52:03Z Slow Emergencies Rhorer, Jordyn N. Like the ever-circling lines in the skin of trees, sometimes the whole of a person is peeled back, layer by layer, until only seeds remain. Names, faces, stories, and relationships are unmade and molded into new shapes. Without warning, those left at the base, at the roots, can’t recognize this maple’s form. They hold a pile of leaves, a bottle of glue, and the hope that something familiar will take sprout again. The tree becomes new, and its tangled branches reach out. These poems explore the lives of those living with and caring for those with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The hope is that they will touch on all the layers that make up a person, and the connection that nature and materiality have with building memory. 2016-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf http://uknowledge.uky.edu/english_etds/36 http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1056&context=english_etds Theses and Dissertations--English UKnowledge poems dementia Alzheimer's poetry family memory Creative Writing English Language and Literature Poetry |
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Like the ever-circling lines in the skin of trees, sometimes the whole of a person is peeled back, layer by layer, until only seeds remain. Names, faces, stories, and relationships are unmade and molded into new shapes. Without warning, those left at the base, at the roots, can’t recognize this maple’s form. They hold a pile of leaves, a bottle of glue, and the hope that something familiar will take sprout again. The tree becomes new, and its tangled branches reach out. These poems explore the lives of those living with and caring for those with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The hope is that they will touch on all the layers that make up a person, and the connection that nature and materiality have with building memory. |
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