Abstract

This is a collection of poems thematically linked by the language of self, self-medication, and home. The poetic thesis of this collection is to translate the internal dialogue of anxiety and depression into poetic form. This creative work is divided into four sections: Neurotransmissions, Namedrops, Homecallings, and Intentionalities . All four sections consist of free-verse lyric poetry interspersed with the occasional "language" experiment. This is a collection of poems that both confirms and confounds contemporary notions of mental health and synaptic experience.