Keywords
Race; Queerness; Isolation; Poetry; Societal preconceptions
Abstract
In Charcoal Boys & Dreams of Igniting, themes of race, queerness, isolation, othering, fetishization, love and relationships are all explored. They are paired up against one another and questioned through the lens of creative writing. Experimental and traditional poetry, prose poetry and memoir are all incorporated to make this possible. Examining how pain can lead to beauty and working to strike up a discourse on societal preconceptions. This work is an attempt to jut open the silent discourse and provoke discussion of these subjects, to make the reader uncomfortable. For it is in our discomfort that we learn the most about ourselves.
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Graduation Date
2020
Semester
Spring
Advisor
Thaxton, Terry
Degree
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
English
Degree Program
Creative Writing
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0007978; DP0023119
URL
https://purls.library.ucf.edu/go/DP0023119
Language
English
Release Date
May 2025
Length of Campus-only Access
5 years
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Campus-only Access)
Subjects
Gay men's writings; Poetry--Themes, motives; Sexual minority men's writings; Experimental poetry--Authorship; Young adult poetry
STARS Citation
Kelly, Malcolm, "Charcoal Boys and Dreams of Igniting" (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023. 72.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd2020/72
Restricted to the UCF community until May 2025; it will then be open access.
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