University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers Graduate School 2021 Put Eyes On Me Not Like a Curse Alyssandra Tobin University of Montana, Missoula Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd Part of the Poetry Commons Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Tobin, Alyssandra, "Put Eyes On Me Not Like a Curse" (2021). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 11738. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11738 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. PUT EYES ON ME NOT LIKE A CURSE By ALYSSANDRA CATHERINE JEAN TOBIN MA, University College Cork, Ireland, 2017 BA, University of Vermont, Vermont, 2016 Thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts In Creative Writing, Poetry The University of Montana Missoula, MT May 2021 Approved by: Scott Whittenburg, Dean of the Graduate School Graduate School Keetje Kuipers, Chair English Sean Hill, Co-Chair English Heather Cahoon, Co-Chair Native American Studies Tobin, Alyssandra, M.F.A., Spring 2021 Creative Writing, Poetry Put Eyes on Me Not Like a Curse Chairperson: Keetje Kuipers Co-Chairpeople: Sean Hill, Heather Cahoon The speaker in “Put Eyes on Me But Not Like a Curse” is possessed by an evil eye she can’t cast out -- what Italian-Americans call malocchio: bad eye, bringer of headaches and upset bellies, of long bleeds and calamities.