Abstract

Blue Heat Burning follows three generations of women (maternal grandmother, mother, and daughter) as they navigate depression, domestic violence, single motherhood, poverty, and homelessness. At the center of their family history is a legacy where addiction is an inherited trait, and suicide is always a solution. The poems in the thesis examine the connections between the three women, starting with the speaker and her grandmother—a grandmother who committed suicide just months after her granddaughter was named in her honor. With a focus on intergenerational trauma, mental health issues, and the gendered impacts of socioeconomic inequities on single mothers and their troubled daughters, Blue Heat Burning examines how a daughter both carries and breaks generational curses passed down by her mother and grandmother.

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Graduation Date

2022

Semester

Spring

Advisor

Hurt, Rochelle

Degree

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

College

College of Arts and Humanities

Department

English

Degree Program

Creative Writing

Format

application/pdf

Identifier

CFE0009087; DP0026420

URL

https://purls.library.ucf.edu/go/DP0026420

Language

English

Release Date

May 2027

Length of Campus-only Access

5 years

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Campus-only Access)

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