English Language and Literature ETDs
Publication Date
Spring 5-17-2025
Abstract
This memoir centers around motherhood. It began as a large body of poetry written after the birth and almost immediate death of my eldest daughter. The story draws from my own personal and professional experiences in emergency medicine, feminist advocacy, and cultural structures of power, privilege and control. Ultimately, it speaks to resilience and redemption – how do we integrate and make good use of painful experience? How do we reclaim ourselves and find a way to wholeness?
Degree Name
MFA Creative Writing
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
English
First Committee Member (Chair)
Ana June
Second Committee Member
Marisa Clark
Third Committee Member
Gregory Martin
Fourth Committee Member
Tammy Thomas
Language
English
Keywords
motherhood, birth, grief, redemption
Document Type
Dissertation
Recommended Citation
Clyne, Vera. "mother dream." (2025). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/engl_etds/418
