Rot Collection: Psalms of Loss

Author

Adam E. WillisFollow

Date of Award

Spring 5-4-2025

Document Type

Distinction Paper

Degree Name

English Creative Writing-BA

Department

English

Advisor

Shannon Lakanen

First Committee Member

Shannon Lakanen

Second Committee Member

Paul Eisenstein

Third Committee Member

Tammy Birk

Keywords

Poetry, Lyric, Psychoanalysis, Ecophilosophy, Essay, Theory

Subject Categories

Biblical Studies | Christianity | Comparative Philosophy | Higher Education | Nonfiction | Poetry

Abstract

This project is a multidisciplinary approach to understanding humanity’s role in maintaining Nature’s existence. Drawing on works of ecophilosophy and psychoanalysis, I propose a new theory—the theory of the enunciated Other—that seeks to explain humanity’s inborn tendency to destroy Nature and provides a potential framework to restore—nay instaure— Nature in a different way. This collection of poetry and illustrations serves as my attempt to restore Nature through verse—to give the natural world a novel existence through line and lyric.

Licensing Permission

Copyright, all rights reserved. Fair Use

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Acknowledgement 2

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Recommended Citation

Willis, Adam E., "Rot Collection: Psalms of Loss" (2025). Undergraduate Distinction Papers. 118.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_dist/118