Black Hills Survival Gathering, 1980 (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Linda Hogan
- First Published: 1981
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Family or family life, United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Protests or demonstrations, Midwest, 1980’s, Native Americans or American Indians, Monasteries, monks, or monasticism, Nuclear warfare or weapons, Colors, Tunnels
The Poem
The setting for this poem is the Black Hills of South Dakota, specifically at the places where enormous holes drilled into the earth house missile silos. The sites contain nuclear warheads that are capable of traveling thousands of miles and destroying large cities. The occasion is an encampment of people protesting the existence and potential use of these weapons; the poem describes an early morning scene, as the people awaken and begin the day’s activities.
In the first stanza, the reader sees Buddhist monks, familiar at peace and antinuclear demonstrations,...
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