Semester
Spring
Date of Graduation
2006
Document Type
MFA Creative Writing Thesis (Campus Access)
Permanent Embargo – MFA Creative Writing
Degree Type
MFA
College
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department
English
Committee Chair
James Harms
Abstract
Chutes and Ladders is a collection of poetry based primarily around our collective notion of childhood. The poems that follow are both a celebration and a critique of the American Dream, the picket fence, and all the things that lie beyond that. The text is written from the perspective of a variety of characters and voices. Like childhood, the meaning behind each poem is typically clear when experienced or first read, and more complex when remembered or read a second time.
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Katherine E., "Chutes and Ladders" (2006). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 4210.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/4210
