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Black and White Pictures

Demaree, Darren C.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1298396215

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2011, Master of Arts, Miami University, English.
“Black & White Pictures” is a series of poems both inspired by and imagined about the sonograms taken of my daughter, Belle. While meditating on the possibilities of becoming a father, as well as dealing with the issues of alcohol and drug abuse, I examine the general fears, un-readiness, and panic that accompany that scenario. Ultimately, through the weave of the sequence, it becomes apparent that the coming of Belle offers hope to come out of the other side of my childish behaviors, and arrive at the real adulthood needed to be a responsible father. While asking for more time to better myself, so that I can be what I believe to be a better man and a good father, the avalanche of her coming forces the themes of the poems into a clearer, steadier light of welcome. Whether addressing my own personal issues, or the excitement and promise of a child coming into the world, “Black & White Pictures” pieces together a full montage of a relationship that has started from conception, and it, along with the child, gestate fully, until the birth of Belle.
David Schloss (Committee Chair)
Keith Tuma (Committee Member)
Margaret Luongo (Committee Member)
Literature
Poems; sonograms; black and white photography; fatherhood; daughter; pregnancy; alcohol

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  • Demaree, D. C. (2011). Black and White Pictures [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1298396215

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Demaree, Darren. Black and White Pictures. 2011. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1298396215.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Demaree, Darren. "Black and White Pictures." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1298396215

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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