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flor·i·le·gi·um /flor ə lɛ dʒi əm/
n. pl. flor·i·le·gi·a /-dʒi ə/
A collection of excerpts from written texts, especially works of literature.
Florilegium is a series of essays exploring just how much space we're allowed to take up in the world. While not all of them are provided here, a few are in order to give a sense of the overall work. This project serves as partial fulfillment my MFA in creative writing from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, IA.
And Flowers Wreathe Your Sleeping Form
What means death or grief
in the face of endless time?
Slow-turning seasons.
An exploration of the spiral of poetry and of grief.
The Elevation of Unknown Things
If Matthew died in 2012, why was I not born then?
An exploration of disinterested identity and the choices that lead to them.
The Margin of the Terrifying
Around and around thoughts flow like water downstream with eddies behind rocks building whirlpools as holes in identity.