Unencumbered: A poetry collection

Date of Publication

2016

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts in Literature

Subject Categories

Comparative Literature

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Literature

Thesis Adviser

Dinah Roma

Defense Panel Chair

Johann Espiritu

Defense Panel Member

Ronald Baytan
Mario Mendez
Jeremy De Chavez

Abstract/Summary

Unencumbered : A poetry collection is a creative writing thesis framed by Gaston Bachelard's Poetics of space. This project primarily seeks answers to two questions: How does the myth of the home, and its implications of intimacy and protection, extend towards a greater urban landscape? and Is the home a fixed ideal rooted in a particular space?

This collection is comprised of 25 poems, written mostly in English, will explore two cities, Sydney and Manila, as sites of both intimacy and enmity. In doing so, it will also deal with the difficulties of migration, city living, the nuances of language, and the binaries that co-exist within the urban sphere such as: isolation/community, and stasis/progress. The proposal attempts to navigate through the tradition, poetics and personal experiences that have shape the poems.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU19905

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

88 leaves ; 29 cm.

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