Document Type

Thesis

Degree

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Major/Program

Creative Writing

First Advisor's Name

Campbell McGrath

First Advisor's Committee Title

Committee chair

Second Advisor's Name

Richard Blanco

Second Advisor's Committee Title

Committee member

Third Advisor's Name

Ana Luszczynska

Third Advisor's Committee Title

Committee member

Keywords

creative writing, poetry

Date of Defense

3-15-2023

Abstract

HOTLINE BIMBO is a collection of free-verse poetry that explores gender, sexuality, and interpersonal relationships in Gen Z through the lens of fourth-wave feminism. HOTLINE BIMBO employs a narrative mode, with a speaker reflecting the perspective of a Gen Z woman who grew up witnessing and internalizing the harsh tabloid culture of the 2000s. Echoing that connection, several poems in HOTLINE BIMBO reference and identify with “outcast” women of previous generations, such as Anna Nicole Smith and Monica Lewinsky. HOTLINE BIMBO is influenced by other fourth-generation feminist poets like Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Tiana Clark, and Fatimah Asghar, whose works are known for anti-violence themes, pop culture subjects, and reclamations of derogatory terms. Most poems take place in South Florida, an ecologically doomed landscape that breeds substance abuse and celebrity culture. HOTLINE BIMBO is an introspective account of the infamous Miami party scene from a speaker seeking personal empowerment in strange places.

Identifier

FIDC011051

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Poetry Commons

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