Class Year
2026
Document Type
Creative Writing
Date of Creation
Fall 2024
Department 1
English
Department 2
Environmental Studies
Abstract
After spending two full months living on a remote island off the coast of Maine, I had a difficult time adjusting to mainland life again; the noise, the people, the lack of birds a shock to my system after getting used to such a different way of living. In this piece, I wanted to capture the feeling of becoming part of Petit Manan island, trying to learn the language of the land and the birds, and then the feeling of loss and change once I left. I hope readers can experience the feeling of falling in love with the island along with me as they read the poem.
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Recommended Citation
Nath, Leah R., "Little Island" (2024). Student Publications. 1131.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/1131
Comments
Written for ENG 302: New Poems, New Poets. Based on a research experience with the Cross-Disciplinary Science Institute (X-SIG) supervised by Natasha Gownaris in Environmental Studies.