Elizabeth Nicole Kadetsky, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Marcy Lynne North, Thesis Honors Advisor
Keywords:
English creative writing lyric essay
Abstract:
For my honors thesis, I have written a lyric essay about my mother’s death in 2010. Combining elements of research writing, creative nonfiction and the personal essay, the lyric essay is written in fragmented, sometimes seemingly unrelated sections. My essay tells the story of my mother’s death and its aftermath through anecdotes about her life, my memories of her, and facts about her disease and treatment. As reflected in its title, “27 Bye-Byes,” this essay is comprised of twenty-seven entries.
By the time I am finished with my thesis, I hope to have created an essay that is not only a piece of writing but also a piece of art. With this project, I hope to add my voice to the relatively new yet expanding sub-genre of lyric essays.
