Emerson, Ralph Waldo, and Larzer Ziff. Nature and Selected Essays. Penguin Books Ltd, 2003.

Note: Emerson’s writing style for his philosophical works inspired “On Realities”

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Glück, Louise. The Wild Iris. HarperCollins, 1998.

Note: Glück’s use of personification in this book of poems inspired “The Ocean?”

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Google Translate, Google, translate.google.com/.

Note: Translation function was used to produce and review translated words and phrases

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Grimm, Brothers. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Fairy Tales: Bedtime Stories.” Storyberries, storyberries.com/fairy-tales-little-snow-white-by-brothers-grimm/.

Note: Fairy tale was used as a standard in writing “In the Shape of”

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Khruangbin. “The Universe Smiles Upon You.” Spotify, 2015, open.spotify.com/album/2OPcQNLP8DQVumD8kBRAH3?si=Y0WnFYjAToGKKGD9osqFOw.

Note: Album was the inspiration for the entire project. Also, Spotify information was used for ‘About the Music’ section

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Marty. “How to Write a Fairy Tale in 6 Steps: Imagine Forest.” Imagine Forest Blog, Imagine Forest, 17 Feb. 2021, www.imagineforest.com/blog/how-to-write-a-fairy-tale/.

Note: Guide on fairy tale writing was used for writing “In the Shape of”

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Ñāṇamoli Bhikku, translator. “The Exposition of the Truths.” Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A New Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya, edited by Bhikku Bodhi, Wisdom Publications, 1995, pp. 1097–1101.

Note: Buddhist sutta was used as a standard in writing “& An Elephant”

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Shuggie Otis. “Someone's Always Singing.” Spotify, 1970, open.spotify.com/album/7suTZDEkiDpzkouw300noM?si=UFDNghuxQYmMVlm4zbXBYg.

Note: Direct lyric quotation from this song was used in “People Everywhere (Stayin’ Alive)

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TheTopPenguin, director. Khruangbin - People Everywhere (Still Alive) (2019-11-02 – Houston, TX). YouTube, YouTube, 4 Nov. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=G91QV5BNWPk&ab_channel=TravisLopes.

Note: Khruangbin’s performance depicted in this video inspired parts of “People Everywhere (Stayin’ Alive)”

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Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass. Cholla Needles, 2018.

Note: Catalog poetry style used in this book for the description of various peoples inspired a similar format for “People Everywhere (Stayin’ Alive)”

 

Additional Notes:

Astronomical photos used in parts of the site were provided by William Niedbala

Special thanks to Michael Burley for reviewing the writing pieces throughout the process

Even more thanks to my mom for keeping me well-fed throughout the writing process