"Arts, Faculty of"@en . "DSpace"@en . "UBCV"@en . "Finlay, Michael"@en . "2011-04-07T22:36:29Z"@en . "1972"@en . "Master of Arts - MA"@en . "University of British Columbia"@en . "If the turkey in the title of this thesis is the author, then what is left of him - for the time being, at least - is this work: the meat closest to the bone, bits of literary flesh which this somewhat carnivorous society failed to strip away. I offer it now for consumption and become a new animal.\r\nThis thesis is divided into three units: poetry, translation and short story. The first section comprises a selection of earlier poems and the beginnings of a book tentatively titled Somewhere East. From random impressions in the early work, a more solid poetic analysis develops around the nation of Quebec. The central theme here is one of struggle.\r\nUnit two is a selection from four books by the French poet Guillevic, rendered here in English translation. From early work in Terraqu\u00E9 (Paris: Editions Gallimard, 1942) and Ex\u00E9cutoire (Paris: Editions Gallimard, 1948) to more recent poems in Carnac (Paris, Editions Gallimard, 1961) and Avec (Paris, Editions Gallimard, 1966), Guillevic's view remains simple and sympathetic, his poems the voice of one allied with the natural but oppressed by the reality of his social condition.\r\nThe third unit contains three short fictions in prose which experiment with the fantasy which may be our own particular reality. These are lies about other \"turkeys\", about the tensions, silences and violence which drive them towards rebellion before they have nothing left at all."@en . "https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/33385?expand=metadata"@en . "\ LEFTOVER TURKEY _ Michael Finlay B.A., University of B.C., 1970 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS i n the Department \u00E2\u0080\u00A2of CREATIVE WRITING We accept t h i s thesis as conforming to the required standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA A p r i l , 1972 In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make it freely available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the Head of my Department or by his representatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. Department of CREATIVE WRITING The University of British Columbia Vancouver 8, Canada - i i -ABSTRACT I f the turkey i n the t i t l e of th i s thesis i s the author, then what i s l e f t of him - for the time being, at l e a s t - i s th i s work* the meat closest to the bone, b i t s of l i t e r a r y f l e s h which t h i s somewhat carnivorous society f a i l e d to s t r i p away. I o f f e r i t now f o r consumption and become a new animal. This thesis i s divided into three units: poetry, t r a n s l a t i o n and short story. The f i r s t section comprises a se l e c t i o n of e a r l i e r poems and the beginnings of a book tentat i v e l y t i t l e d Somewhere East. From random impressions i n the early work, a more s o l i d poetic analysis develops around the nation of Quebec. The central theme here i s one of struggle. Unit two i s a se l e c t i o n from four books by the French poet G u i l l e v i c , rendered here i n English t r a n s l a t i o n . From early work i n Terraque (Paris: Editions Gallimard, 19^2) and Executoire (Paris: Editions Gallimard, 19^8) to more recent poems i n Carnac (Paris, Editions Gallimard, 1961) and Avec (Paris, Editions Gallimard, 1966), G u i l l e v i c ' s view - i i i -remains simple and sympathetic, his poems the voice of one a l l i e d with the natural but oppressed by the r e a l i t y of his s o c i a l condition. The t h i r d unit contains three short f i c t i o n s i n prose which experiment with the fantasy which may be our own p a r t i c u l a r r e a l i t y . These are l i e s about other \"turkeys\", about the tensions, silences and violence which drive them towards r e b e l l i o n before they have nothing l e f t at a l l . i v -TABLE OF CONTENTS Poetry i SOMEWHERE EAST 2 RIEL 5 LAKESHORE 6 OLD MONTREAL 10 CITADELLE 12 ABOVE QUEBEC 14 HARBOR 15 BATTLEFIELD 16 1837 17 ILLNESSES 20 DISAPPEARENCE 21 RAIN 22 ASPIRATIONS 2 3 SHELTER 24 NEWSCAST 25 WINTERS 26 LESSON 27 GUN METAL 28 REVOLUTIONARY FRIENDS 29 STRANGULATION 31 WOMAN IN BED 32 CREDENCE 33 GRANDFATHER 34 PICNIC 35 WE ARE ALL VICTIMS 36 STANDARDS 37 DIARY 38 NIGHT 39 WHAT YOU MAKE IT 40 HACKLES 42 THE STUDIO 43 STATUE 45 A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION 46 ADVERSARIES 47 OX-CARTS IN THE MORNING 48 AFTER EFFECTS 49 IN CAPTIVITY 50 Translation From TERRAQUE by Guillevic WINTER \u00C2\u00AB . MONSTERS If some day . . . But to die . . . CARNAC 51 52 53 54 55 56 - v i -FLAYED OX 57 THINGS 5 8 Walls without trumpets . . . 5 9 He often walked . . . 6 0 The b i r d he beseeched . . . 6 1 To l i v e i s to learn . . . 62 They have no need . . . 6 3 From EXECUTOIRE by G u i l l e v i c 64 Noon i s the stranger . . . 65 When he had looked closely . . . 66 Yet when i t was clear . . . 6 7 Speaking to the d o l l .-.. "Thesis/Dissertation"@en . "10.14288/1.0101585"@en . "eng"@en . "Creative Writing"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . "University of British Columbia"@en . "For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use."@en . "Graduate"@en . "Leftover turkey"@en . "Text"@en . "http://hdl.handle.net/2429/33385"@en .