The Impracticality of Silk

Author

Jo A. Reyes, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Date of Award

5-2024

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

Creative Writing

First Advisor

Jean Braithwaite

Second Advisor

Emmy Pérez

Third Advisor

Alejandra Ramirez

Abstract

In the impracticality of silk, the author examines and critiques the world through poetry and prose poetry, specifically addressing gender, sexuality, relationships, the borderlands, and canonized art as they view it to foment a new understanding and voice during a time of societal and personal shifts. Further complicating the author’s understanding are questions around desire both within reclaimed sensuality and within Audre Lorde’s larger understanding of desire as foundational and necessary in creation and liberation, and Gloria E. Anzaldúa’s use of autohistoria-teoria and her work within borderlands as ways toward reevaluating and reclaiming identity and place in the larger world. Throughout, the author attempts to replace limited views of their own body and identities with expansive thinking around themselves and the surrounding world.

Comments

Copyright 2024 Jo A. Reyes.

Recommended Citation

Reyes, Jo A., "The Impracticality of Silk" (2024). Theses and Dissertations. 1498.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/etd/1498