The Crow Child

• Other Authors: Evans, Kerry James (authoraut)
• Format: Others
• Language: English; English
• Published: Florida State University
• Subjects: English literature; English language
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-7789

The Crow Child is a collection of lyric-narrative poems whose speakers investigate their ability to love, while exploring the complexities of various landscapes. Many of the poems take place in impoverished, rural, southern settings, where the speaker questions the myths and stories passed down to him, but poems also incorporate settings such as the Gulf of Mexico, Gary, Indiana, and Washington, D.C. While the settings may change with each poem, each speaker searches for an individual truth. A collage of experiences and varying forms work to establish a yearning for connection between the speakers and their environments. === A Dissertation submitted to the Department of English in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. === Spring Semester, 2013. === February 22, 2013. === Includes bibliographical references. === James Kimbrell, Professor Directing Dissertation; Erin Belieu, Committee Member; David Kirby, Committee Member; Diane Roberts, Committee Member; Juan Carlos Galeano, University Representative.