Heritage Linda Hogan Summary
Linda Hogan’s poem “Heritage” is an insight into all the things the speaker feels they inherited from their family. As I was reading “Heritage”, I was thinking about my family and everything I inherited from them. This poem made me think not just about the concrete things I inherited like hair color, but also the behaviors and emotions I learned from growing up with family. This poem talks about how the speaker inherited certain traits from his parents, uncle, and grandparents. This made me think of all the things I inherited and learned from all parts of my family.
Overall while I was reading, this poem made me feel happy. I liked that I could read what the poet learned from their family and compare it to what I have learned from my family.
Overall while I was reading, this poem made me feel happy. I liked that I could read what the poet learned from their family and compare it to what I have learned from my family.