Semester
Spring
Date of Graduation
2025
Document Type
MFA Creative Writing Thesis (Campus Access)
Degree Type
MFA
College
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department
English
Committee Chair
Mary Ann Samyn
Committee Co-Chair
Jenny Johnson
Committee Member
Brian Broome
Abstract
This collection of poems explores the theme of apocalypse. It frequently features religion, climate crisis, Michigan, West Virginia, crows, cryptids, survival, hope, and love. The majority of the poems within this collection are free verse, though many are written as prose poems. There is also a sonnet sequence, in which the titles are items from FEMA’s checklist for an emergency preparedness kit. The collection is organized into sections to reflect a rough timeline for an apocalypse: Before, Build a Disaster Supplies Kit, The Collapse, and After. The goal of this manuscript is to explore the hope and dread that one might face in an apocalyptic scenario.
Recommended Citation
Stebbins, Sam, "Disaster Supplies Kit" (2025). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 12743.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/12743