First Advisor

Leni Zumas

Term of Graduation

Spring 2024

Date of Publication

6-10-2024

Document Type

Closed Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative Writing

Department

English

Language

English

Physical Description

1 online resource (iii, 117 pages)

Abstract

Written following the structure of Los Nueve Días, the Dominican mourning ritual, Cabrita::Curandera explores the writer's Dominican heritage through grief and rediscovery. This thesis, like that of the writer's grief, takes on many genres (Nonfiction, Fiction, and Poetry).

The Nonfiction reflects on the writer's return to the Dominican Republic, mourning the recent passing of his abuela, rediscovering the island, and uncovering cultural connections tied to his identity. The Fiction responds to the Nonfiction by placing the fictional character of Dani on a pilgrimage fueled by her own grief. Dani's goal: to revive her abuela by returning to The Desert Island. When she arrives, the land returns to life. However, in a well on the island, the skeletal Man in Beads watches.

These narratives present on the page as traditional prose and poetic forms, interacting with one another as the writer explores creation, culture, diaspora, and belonging through this experimental language.

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Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/42206

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