Poeta power: The poetic journey of La Erika: Poems

Authors

Erika Marie Garza-Johnson, University of Texas-Pan American

Date of Award

12-2010

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

Creative Writing

First Advisor

Emmy Pérez

Second Advisor

Jose Skinner

Third Advisor

Dr. Stephanie Alvarez-Martinez

Abstract

This is a collection of poetry set in the borderlands of deep South Texas. The poems take as their subject Chican@ identity, family, the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, Edcouch-Elsa, Texas, cancer, sexuality, Chicana feminism, childbirth and children, marriage, education, folklore, epithets, among others. As a cycle, they represent the poet‘s development through key stages in her life, including childbirth, marriage, and death of a parent. Many poems in this collection also reflect the linguistic diversity of the U.S.-Mexico border through the poet’s use of code-switching and Tex Mex.

Comments

Copyright 2010 Erika Marie Garza-Johnson. All Rights Reserved.

https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/poeta-power-poetic-journey-la-erika-poems/docview/853095139/se-2?accountid=7119

Granting Institution

University of Texas-Pan American