Janecek, Carolyn Eugenia, authorDungy, Camille T., advisorCooperman, Matthew, advisorMcShane, Katie, committee member2023-06-012024-05-262023https://hdl.handle.net/10217/236578The Tender Organs is an ecopoetic coming-of-age narrative that explores embodiment and inheritance. Taking on hybrid forms, these poems reach beyond the binaries of male and female, human and animal, history and present, visibility and invisibility. Each section situates itself in a different time of the speaker's life: grappling with puberty and cultural miscommunication as a dual citizen; grieving one's friend and mentor; investigating the medicalizing, patriarchal gaze of U.S. healthcare; and finally, exploring the possibilities of rapture and relationships outside of the societal binaries.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.poetryecopoeticTextAccess is limited to the Colorado State University community only.