Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Johns, Larry W
URN	etd-09212003-213719
Title	Brutal Afterlife
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	English, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title David Kirby Committee Chair Hunt Hawkins Committee Member James Kimbrell Committee Member Mark Pietralunga Committee Member Sheila Ortiz-Taylor Committee Member
Keywords	Poetry
Date of Defense	2003-08-02
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The poems in this manuscript attempt to navigate the realm between dream states and reality, or between this life and the next; at the same time, they are often obsessed with locating a balance between lyric and narrative, between image and music, and between faith and desire. Despite references to the afterlife, the poems are concerned with this world (its fragile beauty) and the body in this world. They trace one journey through a lush, but also dangerous, landscape.
Files	Filename       Size       Approximate Download Time (Hours:Minutes:Seconds)     28.8 Modem   56K Modem   ISDN (64 Kb)   ISDN (128 Kb)   Higher-speed Access    Johnsdis.pdf 90.45 Kb 00:00:25 00:00:12 00:00:11 00:00:05 < 00:00:01   JohnsPrelim.pdf 9.48 Kb 00:00:02 00:00:01 00:00:01 < 00:00:01 < 00:00:01