Becoming Ebony: Poems
Date of Award
6-2002
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
English
First Advisor
Dr. Gwen Etter-Lewis
Second Advisor
Dr. Jaimy Gordon
Third Advisor
Dr. John Saillant
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Lawrence T. Potter Jr.
Abstract
Becoming Ebony: Poems is a culmination of four years of doctoral studies in Creative Writing. It is mostly autobiographical, and explores the experiences of my triple heritage as an African, a woman, and an immigrant. These poems tell the story of my life in the United States now, and in my home of origin, Liberia, before, during, and after the Liberian Civil War. The new book is different from my first book of poems, Before The Palm Could Bloom, by what I believe is a new voice and a new focus. Becoming Ebony, unlike Before The Palm Could Bloom: Poems of Africa, is about a woman who has grown from childhood into adulthood as a result of much suffering.
Access Setting
Dissertation-Abstract Only
Restricted to Campus until
1-15-2038
Recommended Citation
Wesley, Patricia Jabbeh, "Becoming Ebony: Poems" (2002). Dissertations. 3081.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/3081