Location
Presentation- College of Arts and Humanities
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis Presentation (Restricted to Georgia Southern)
Faculty Mentor
Christina Olson
Faculty Mentor Email
colson@georgiasouthern.edu
Presentation Year
2021
Start Date
26-4-2021 12:00 AM
End Date
30-4-2021 12:00 AM
Keywords
Georgia Southern University, Honors Symposium, Presentation
Description
i won’t be silenced. is a poetry chapbook primarily based on the poet’s experiences as a white-passing Latina in the United States, serving as encouragement for social reform, represents the author’s personal growth, and engages with the experiences of marginalized minorities in the U.S. The poems address various discriminatory actions that either the author has directly experienced, or that Black, Indigenous, or other Persons of Color (BIPOC) -- including those identifying as Arab or Middle Eastern, Asian, Pacific Islander, and bi- or multiracial -- have experienced. Other themes include: identity, politics, death, mental illness, privilege, rape or sexual assualt, religion, and social justice. The poems utilize multiple forms, including but not limited to abecedarian, erasure, free verse, found forms, lists, open letters, and prose. Inspiration was drawn from work written by Gloria Anzaldúa, Victoria Chang, Denice Frohman, Allison Joseph, Douglas Kearney, and Danez Smith. i won’t be silenced. ultimately empathizes with the aforementioned marginalized audiences, while also educating audiences who may never endure nor fully understand the described experiences.
Academic Unit
College of Arts and Humanities
i won't be silenced.: A Chapbook of Poetry
Presentation- College of Arts and Humanities
i won’t be silenced. is a poetry chapbook primarily based on the poet’s experiences as a white-passing Latina in the United States, serving as encouragement for social reform, represents the author’s personal growth, and engages with the experiences of marginalized minorities in the U.S. The poems address various discriminatory actions that either the author has directly experienced, or that Black, Indigenous, or other Persons of Color (BIPOC) -- including those identifying as Arab or Middle Eastern, Asian, Pacific Islander, and bi- or multiracial -- have experienced. Other themes include: identity, politics, death, mental illness, privilege, rape or sexual assualt, religion, and social justice. The poems utilize multiple forms, including but not limited to abecedarian, erasure, free verse, found forms, lists, open letters, and prose. Inspiration was drawn from work written by Gloria Anzaldúa, Victoria Chang, Denice Frohman, Allison Joseph, Douglas Kearney, and Danez Smith. i won’t be silenced. ultimately empathizes with the aforementioned marginalized audiences, while also educating audiences who may never endure nor fully understand the described experiences.
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