The Truth Is (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Linda Hogan
- First Published: 1985
- Type of Work: Meditation
- Genres: Poetry, Meditation
- Subjects: Native Americans or American Indians, Multiculturalism, Women, Truth, Trees
The Poem
“The Truth Is,” a poem in free verse, comprises forty-seven lines arranged in six stanzas of unequal length. It depicts the speaker’s conflicting emotions about her dual heritage. The speaker, in this case, is the poet’s alter ego and reflects her own background: Linda Hogan’s father is a Chickasaw Indian, and her mother is a European immigrant from Nebraska. Hogan uses the first person and, later, addresses herself by name, both of which clearly indicate that the poet is speaking of her own predicament.
The first stanza brings out the conflict....
[The entire page is 1461 words long]
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