Date of Award
1-12-2005
Degree Type
Closed Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
English
First Advisor
Dr. Beth Gylys - Chair
Second Advisor
Dr. Paul Schmidt
Third Advisor
Dr. Leon Stokesbury
Abstract
The title Savage Ballet came into being because, so far as I articulate, it aptly describes the beauty and horror that are borne from combining art and instruction. Poetry, itself, is a ballet. And poetry, itself, is savage. It is a ballet of words carefully choreographed and practiced and spun into being. Poetry is the body politic of the ballet. It is beautiful and often fancy when the curtain rises, but behind the scenes and tucked into toe shoes is the instruction – the gnashing of teeth and blisters and broken nails. Thus, the savage side of poetry presents itself. And, may it also be said, graduate school is a savage beast. It wrestles and tests and knocks down to build up. And, if the dancer is lucky, they will rise.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1059459
Recommended Citation
Wortman, Leslie, "Savage Ballet." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2005.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1059459