University of New Orleans ScholarWorks@UNO University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations Dissertations and Theses Spring 5-15-2015 Talk Here: A Personal Chronology in Linked Essays Neva Knott University of New Orleans,
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[email protected]. Talk Here A Personal Chronology in Linked Essays A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the University of New Orleans in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing by Neva Knott B.A., The Evergreen State College, 1990 M.A.T, Lewis and Clark College, 1996 M.S.E.S., Green Mountain College, 2012 May 2015 Table of Contents Leaving 3-6 Scars 7-11 Punk 12-21 Next 22-30 Of Language and Doves 31-37 Kaho'olawe 38-43 Cloudscapes 44-50 Talk Here 51-55 Bus Stop Angels 56-59 Bartender's Tuesday Night 60-65 Writing, and Then There's Writing 66-68 Adolescence Turns Fifty 69-73 Every Step A Prayer 74-84 First Friends 85-87 Sugar Beach 88-91 Chanting 92-98 The Frogs' Melodies Tonight 99-102 ii.