Keith, SallyWoodruff, Susan B2019-08-27https://hdl.handle.net/1920/11573This thesis has been embargoed for 10 years and will not be available until April 2029 at the earliest.This thesis entitled “this dream, this house” is a collection of poetry written over the course of the six-year journey to complete this degree. A reflection of the reluctantly domestic, these poems comment on the ordinary life, particularly coming to terms with faith and loss. With an emphasis on the struggle of the familial, the poems look for the silver leaf hidden in the commonplace.enPoetryHouseDreamsThesis