Date of Award

Spring 2009

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

English

Program/Concentration

Creative Writing

Committee Director

Timothy Seibles

Committee Member

Farideh Goldin

Committee Member

Sheri Reynolds

Call Number for Print

Special Collections; LD4331.E64 P55 2009

Abstract

Sisyphus Uphill is a collection of poems inspired by the mythic struggle of one man who angered the gods by trying to be too much like them. Sisyphus was cursed to roll a heavy boulder up a mountaintop and then watch it tumble back down to the bottom for all eternity. The pitfalls of hubris and the seeming pointlessness of our daily attempts to get ahead both in the rat race and in personal relationships may not contain the high drama of myth, but this material is rife with hidden comedy and tragedy. These poems deal with the everyday and our response to life's disappointments and triumphs. They attempt to shed a clarifying light on emotions and reactions that all too often go unexamined.

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DOI

10.25777/p8n1-qg63

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