Abstract:
This thesis is a collection of poems introduced by statements of the author's writing style. influencing factors. and future writing direction, Primarily. the focus in the introduction and the poems is an investigation into the imagination or unconscious through metaphors. language. images, dreams and dream imagery. and so forth, Special care is given in addressing audience accessibility. use of emotion. and the use of interesting vocabulary and strange phrasing or syntax. all grounded in the role of imagination, The poems are divided into four sections: "Cousin of My Heart." "Pumps With One Heel Missing," "Dream Warp." and "Fandangos of the Heart." The sections progress from a more literal. serious vein to a more interesting. imaginative and/or whimsical style. Foremost in this volume. including the collection's title. is the role of the unconscious/imagination and the nature of its communication to others. Imagination overrides all other factors. including the use of narrative in the poems.
