English Language and Literature ETDs
Publication Date
Summer 7-1-2018
Abstract
Raised by the River is a collection of poems exploring the themes of historical trauma, family dynamics, racial tensions, child abuse, and education. Several poems explore the culture and history of the Deep South with an emphasis on Mississippi. Slavery is also a recurring theme as well as the vestiges of it that continue to plague the South in the form of racism and poverty. Parents and grandparents play a large role as well. The collection ends by exploring complicated grief and the maturation that occurs after loss.
Degree Name
MFA Creative Writing
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
English
First Committee Member (Chair)
Lisa Chavez
Second Committee Member
Greg Martin
Third Committee Member
Tiffany Bourelle
Fourth Committee Member
Marisa P. Clark
Language
English
Keywords
historical trauma, family dynamics, racial tensions, child abuse, education
Document Type
Thesis
Recommended Citation
Zanders, Crystal J.. "Raised by the River." (2018). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/engl_etds/233
