Parsons, HunterRitual is a collection of poems exploring ways in which loss and fear of losing shape one’s relationship to the self. This collection focuses on themes of women’s reproductive health and family roles, investigating how obsessions with both familial dysfunction and physical illness contribute to different experiences of loss and grieving. This collection is a series of intimate narratives interrogating what it means to be a woman, a daughter, and a sister.enThesisCreative writingpoetry