COHFA | Writing Your Obsessions: Poetry and Research
Encounters with murderous monsters: presentation on Belizean folklore
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
Major
Public Relations
Minor
Creative writing
List all Project Mentors & Advisor(s)
Dr. Carrie Jerrell
Presentation Format
Oral Presentation
Abstract/Description
For my presentation, I’ll first introduce the many different creatures in the Belizean/Hispanic folktales I was raised on, perhaps recounting one of the more famous stories of the way the creatures ‘operate.’ The main three are El Duende, La Llorona and El Xtabai. I will talk about their origin stories and if there are more than one for each, then list my sources of where I got them. I’ll read the poems I chose for the presentation (tentative): Origin, Maria finds out her husband is cheating and La Llorona. These poems are all about one of the creatures, La Llorona. I will discuss why I chose the forms and the personas for each, defining poetry terms the audience might not be familiar with. For one of the poems, it was modeled after one of the poems from poet A.V. Jordan, so I will include that poem for comparison. I’ll explain my interest for my research topic and how it relates to who I am today. Since the folktales were something that is embedded in my culture, I’ll give a brief explanation of why I thought it to be important to share with others since it represents a culture and a people as a whole, instead of just ordinary scary bedtime stories. I’ll list a few quick fun facts about my topic and how there’s a connection the U.S. (sightings of La Llorona has been reported in New Mexico.)
Affiliations
OTHER Affiliation
Other Affiliations
ENG 416/561
Encounters with murderous monsters: presentation on Belizean folklore
For my presentation, I’ll first introduce the many different creatures in the Belizean/Hispanic folktales I was raised on, perhaps recounting one of the more famous stories of the way the creatures ‘operate.’ The main three are El Duende, La Llorona and El Xtabai. I will talk about their origin stories and if there are more than one for each, then list my sources of where I got them. I’ll read the poems I chose for the presentation (tentative): Origin, Maria finds out her husband is cheating and La Llorona. These poems are all about one of the creatures, La Llorona. I will discuss why I chose the forms and the personas for each, defining poetry terms the audience might not be familiar with. For one of the poems, it was modeled after one of the poems from poet A.V. Jordan, so I will include that poem for comparison. I’ll explain my interest for my research topic and how it relates to who I am today. Since the folktales were something that is embedded in my culture, I’ll give a brief explanation of why I thought it to be important to share with others since it represents a culture and a people as a whole, instead of just ordinary scary bedtime stories. I’ll list a few quick fun facts about my topic and how there’s a connection the U.S. (sightings of La Llorona has been reported in New Mexico.)