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Stinging Nettle
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Caverhill, Cassandra M
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1615721638221173
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Year and Degree
2021, Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Bowling Green State University, Creative Writing/Poetry.
Abstract
For centuries, stinging nettle, a common worldwide weed, has been harnessed for its medicinal properties. Sharp to the touch, the nettle’s barbs are a defense mechanism that causes a burning rash when the plant is mishandled: “Pain is capable of surprise even when expected,” the poet reveals in this collection’s title work, an ars poetica about hurt and its transformative effects on creating art. Peering inside private lives, Caverhill explores what is both domestic and wild through a series of poems that examine the origins of family tradition; the breakdown and unification of family systems in response to serious illnesses, a natural disaster, and a global pandemic; and the insights that can occur when we give voice to difficult emotions.
Committee
Sharona Muir, Dr. (Advisor)
Larissa Celli Szporluk, Dr. (Committee Member)
Pages
48 p.
Subject Headings
Fine Arts
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Language Arts
Keywords
poetry
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domesticity
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family
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divorce
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addiction
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cancer
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coronavirus
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Hurricane Katrina
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Caverhill, C. M. (2021).
Stinging Nettle
[Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1615721638221173
APA Style (7th edition)
Caverhill, Cassandra.
Stinging Nettle.
2021. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1615721638221173.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Caverhill, Cassandra. "Stinging Nettle." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1615721638221173
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