An Infestation
Sarah Beth Childers
Colorado review 2018 DOI: 10.1353/col.2018.0006 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Lyric essay Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | The author explores her hypnopompic hallucinations of snakes, scorpions, and other vermin that began after moving to Oklahoma, connecting them to her grief over her brother's suicide and her displacement from Appalachia, where her birthplace, family home, and brother's grave are located. |
Abstract
In this lyric essay, the author explores her hypnopompic hallucinations of snakes, scorpions, and other assorted vermin that she began to experience after a cross-country move to Oklahoma. The author considers the connections between the hallucinations, her grief over her brother's suicide, and her geographical displacement from Appalachia, the region that contains her birthplace, her family's home, and her brother's grave.