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Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0173-452X
Date Available
4-28-2027
Year of Publication
2026
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
MFA in Creative Writing
College
Arts and Sciences
Department/School/Program
English
Faculty
Hannah Pittard
Faculty
Andrew Milward
Abstract
Kayumanggi is a collection of stories that, beginning with narratives set in one’s twenties and concluding with a reflection of childhood, examines the nuance of human relationships by exploring themes such as longing and desire, grief, familial expectations, and the search for identity and home. In “Ballade No. 1 in G Minor,” a music graduate student struggles with her suppressed desire, the story mirroring the structure of Chopin’s eponymous piano piece by juxtaposing present performance and memories of desire. “Despedida” delves into the aftermath of friendship fractured by scandal and focuses on loss and acceptance of new beginnings. “Banana Reunion” adds an absurdity to the mundane by featuring a banana-thieving fortune teller but is ultimately a story that explores motherhood and belonging. The flash fiction and prose poetry pieces are part of an ekphrastic collection taking after Pilipino National Artist Fernando Amorsolo, touching on pastoral life, folk legends, and wartime history. The novelette “Balete” combines folk literature and coming-of-age narratives to reconceptualize Pilipino mythology beyond cautionary tales. Collectively, Kayumanggi invites readers to inhabit the perspective of a Pilipina writer constantly in motion, either in place or in time.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2026.141
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Recommended Citation
Bareng, Cayenne Carniola V., "Kayumanggi" (2026). Theses and Dissertations--English. 210.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/english_etds/210
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