March of the Aspen: poems and essays

Scofield, Oliver Mohr (2023) March of the Aspen: poems and essays. Masters thesis, Northern Arizona University.

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Abstract

March of the Aspen is a mixed collection of poetry and memoir that delves into the meaning of belonging to a place and the responsibility in having that place belong to you. Split between Red Lodge, Montana where I work as a Wilderness ranger for the Forest Service and the Idaho-Wyoming border where I grew up, March of the Aspen juxtaposes my connections to these lands with homesteaders, tourists, family, and those whose spaces we must share – the birds and bears and aspen’s steady spread into the meadow. In a world inundated with ever more alarming statistics about changing climates I write to the local side of change: that which is only noticeable when intimate with the land.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Publisher’s Statement:	© Copyright is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the Cline Library, Northern Arizona University. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.
Keywords:	Tetons; Wilderness; wildfire; Yellowstone; Poetry, American;Personal memoir;
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PE English
NAU Depositing Author Academic Status:	Student
Department/Unit:	Graduate College > Theses and Dissertations College of Arts and Letters > English
Date Deposited:	16 Oct 2025 16:35
Last Modified:	16 Oct 2025 16:35
URI:	https://openknowledge.nau.edu/id/eprint/6209

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