COHFA | Writing Your Obsessions: Poetry and Research
Flecks of Opals
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Sophomore
Major
English Education
Minor
None
List all Project Mentors & Advisor(s)
Dr. Carrie Jerrell
Presentation Format
Oral Presentation
Abstract/Description
Flecks of Opals
For this scholar’s week presentation, I plan to present poems that look at opals as more than just a gemstone. The relationship of opals to others, the relationships that form or dissolve due to opals, and how a opal can most closely relate to a human are hard hitting points for my presentation. I will present three poems for my presentation. One of the poems will cover the dangers of an opal mine using a persona poem to embody the voice of someone who watched their friend die in the mine. Another poem is an erasure poem that discusses the similarities of humans to opals in a brief format. The last poem will encompass the life cycle of an opal, and how this one stone affected so many people. I want this poem to make a statement for materialism and how much a single thing can affect a person and that sentimentality accrues with items and the experiences they trigger.
Affiliations
OTHER Affiliation
Other Affiliations
ENG 416/561
Flecks of Opals
Flecks of Opals
For this scholar’s week presentation, I plan to present poems that look at opals as more than just a gemstone. The relationship of opals to others, the relationships that form or dissolve due to opals, and how a opal can most closely relate to a human are hard hitting points for my presentation. I will present three poems for my presentation. One of the poems will cover the dangers of an opal mine using a persona poem to embody the voice of someone who watched their friend die in the mine. Another poem is an erasure poem that discusses the similarities of humans to opals in a brief format. The last poem will encompass the life cycle of an opal, and how this one stone affected so many people. I want this poem to make a statement for materialism and how much a single thing can affect a person and that sentimentality accrues with items and the experiences they trigger.