Date of Creation
5-12-2021
Document Type
Departmental Honors Thesis
Department
English
First Advisor
Oliver de la Paz
Abstract
In confessional genre-blending poems, prose, and poetic essays, Wish in One Hand probes the reality of living in liminal spaces, and how that reality changes perceptions of identity and the home. Crossing three physical spaces that separate the works, the idea of home is shown to be fluid and multifaceted, frequently interweaving with ideas of childhood, memory, and the passage of time. From meditations on mice in the walls to visceral descriptions of swamp creatures, Wish in One Hand reflects the personal struggle to reconcile liminality with the concrete nature of our worldly experiences.
Recommended Citation
John, Amber, "Wish in One Hand" (2021). English Honors Theses. 10.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/engl_honor/10