Truslow, Matthew Robertson, authorBeachy-Quick, Dan, advisorCooperman, Matthew, committee memberMoseman, Eleanor, committee member2016-01-112018-01-072015http://hdl.handle.net/10217/170282A refrain is the line or lines repeated in music or verse. The poems that compose my thesis repeat themselves formally (the'’re all sonnets) and thematically. The central figure of the poems is Lester Lovely. Lester is a composite persona of my anxieties and poetic influences. He is made of parts of me and the things I know about but he is not the author and should not be read as such.born digitalmasters thesesengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.poetryEnglishTextAccess is limited to the Colorado State University community only.