witness marks: A Poetry Chapbook

Briana Lubinski

Senior Project Advisor

Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi

Document Type

Project

Publication Date

Spring 2024

Keywords

poetry, poem, chapbook, nature, environment, climate change, humanity, witness, marks

Abstract

This collection of poems explores the concept of “witness marks” as evidence of the impact humans have on each other and on their environment, as well as the impact the world leaves on us. The term “witness marks” refers to a physical mark that is left on each part of a machine during assembly to make note of its position, and these poems expand upon that idea as a way to document where things have been (whether those marks are intentional or naturally occurring). Other themes of the collection include the natural world, the climate crisis, transformation, togetherness, memory, life, death, cycles, and what it means to be a witness. The project is a chapbook (a shorter, more condensed version of a poetry collection) containing 21 poems that were then printed and hand-bound with representative cover art. This link leads to the website for Clade Song, Issue 13, in which the first poem in the collection, “what the snowy owl meant,” was first published.

Department

English

Type

Text

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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