Living with Curious Pain

Author

Casie Janelle Fedukovich, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Date of Award

5-2006

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Major

English

Major Professor

Marilyn Kallet

Committee Members

Charles Maland, Arthur Smith

Abstract

"Living with Curious Pain" is a collection of poems written between August 2004 and March 2006. This collection largely focuses on the broad mining history of Southern West Virginia, and some of the pieces closely examine the lineage of the Vances, a mining family still living in the area. "Living with Curious Pain" is divided into two parts, which delineate the poems by their content. "Breathing Lessons" concerns itself with unearthing the hidden histories of mining families, kept silent by cultural constructions. "Body Lessons" shifts the focus away from history and looks deeply at the effects of such history on the contemporary female Appalachian body.

Recommended Citation

Fedukovich, Casie Janelle, "Living with Curious Pain. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2006.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/1550