Johnson-Boria, Tatiana

Overview "The goal of this thesis is to unravel the intricacies of lineage, intergenerational trauma, Blackness and mental health. This collection of poems yearns to use the lyric form to expand the understanding of healing, grief and ancestry. These poems push the boundaries of form, encouraging the reader to engage with the fragmented nature of piecing together the self in the midst of personal and collective trauma. Within the form of erasure, the burning of language and prose poetry, these pieces...