Born in denver, linda hogan is a poet, environmentalist, academic, and writer of eighteen texts, including novels and collections of poetry. Although, she writes, vatican ii sought to promote individual responsibility and autonomy in the moral realm, the politics and teaching of the church in subsequent years has undermined this. Linda marie claridge born august 24, 1959, also known as linda hogan, is an american television personality, who is the exwife of professional wrestler hulk hogan. Linda hogans prose is indeed filled with poetic language, in which she reminds us of our connectedness to the natural world, of the natural worlds connectedness to the spiritual and mythic world, and that every action, however small and insignificant to us, has the most profound effect on others. She earned an undergraduate degree from the university of coloradocolorado springs and. Hogan tells stories about the beauty of an eagle feather, a wolfs fur, and copulating bats. Solar storms book by linda hogan official publisher page.
Native american poet, storyteller, academic, playwright, novelist, environmentalist and writer of short stories. Sacred new earth alternative medicine about linda hogan. May 26, 1998 before her time, a 16yearold native american girl is thrust into adult turmoil as the only witness to the shooting by her best friend of an endangered florida panther, in hogans solar storm, 1995, etc. Brooke is the daughter of the famous professional wrestler, hulk hogan who had his own huge sex tape scandal and her mother is linda hogan. Through her deeper understanding she is able to see the world in a taiga perspective, recognizing the origins of herself, the taiga people, her power, and. Linda hogan s prose is indeed filled with poetic language, in which she reminds us of our connectedness to the natural world, of the natural worlds connectedness to the spiritual and mythic world, and that every action, however small and insignificant to us, has the most profound effect on others. Her books included the poetry collections seeing through the sun 1985 and savings 1988 and the novels mean spirit 1990 and people of the whale 2008. She has been the recipient of, among other awards, an nea, a minnesota arts board grant, a lannan award, and a guggenheim fellowship. I found linda hogan s book to be a very quick read filled with a very rosetinted glasses view of her life and her families life but she takes the glasses off for hulk. A spiritual history of the living world by linda hogan. Linda hogan is a chickasaw author with numerous books and awards and.
Linda gives her side of the story about their relationship and the issues that she claims ruined the long marriage. Linda hogan is a chickasaw poet, novelist and essayist. Native american novelist and poet hogan seeing through the sun delivers poems of great verve. She has traveled the world living with and studying with indigenous healers, elders and shaman. Linda hogan, chickasaw poet and novelist whose works often revolve around environmental concerns.
New and selected poems is a collection of hogans work since the 1970s. Linda hogan books list of books by author linda hogan. Her other honors include an american book award and a guggenheim fellowship. Its publication contains selections from previous published works and shows her powerful growth as an indigenous writer, thinker, and environmentalist. Her father is a chickasaw from a recognized historical family and linda s uncle, wesley henderson, helped form the white buffalo council in denver during the 1950s. Solar storms book by linda hogan official publisher. Mar 11, 2016 turns out, hulk hogan does not know best well, at least according to his exwife, linda hogan. Linda hogan is a chickasaw author with numerous books and awards and honors to match linda hogan has had awards and fellowships. She stresses the need to respect the natural world, citing models. Hogan born july 16, 1947 is a poet, storyteller, academic, playwright, novelist. She is also a recipient of the 2016 pen new england henry david thoreau prize.
At seventeen, angela returns to the place where she was raiseda stunning island town that lies at the border of canada and minnesotawhere. Linda hogan s book is a balanced and clearly written examination of conscience in the catholic tradition. Jul 03, 2011 view linda hogans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover lindas. Linda hogan has been a healing practitioner and teacher for almost 20 years.
From pulitzer prize finalist linda hogan, solar storms tells the moving, luminous publishers weekly story of angela jenson, a troubled native american girl coming of age in the foster system in oklahoma, who decides to reunite with her family. Linda hogan chickasaw is an internationally recognized public speaker and author of poetry, fiction, and essays. Recent books are rounding the human corners, a pulitzer nominee, and people of the whale, also a pulitzer finalist. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Linda hogan is the recipient of the 2007 mountains and plains booksellers spirit of the west literary achievement award. These poems in particular cross over to speak for us in the.
Rocky mountain news hogan has written a book about a crisis of belief that is dizzying in its depths, a book that is a testament to the ability of people to imagine. I just finished reading this book, which is so beautifully and gracefully written. Her poetry has received an american book award, colorado book award, and a national book critics circle nomination. She is currently the chickasaw nations writer in residence. Linda hogan has 56 books on goodreads with 20167 ratings. Linda hogan, native american author of woman who watches over the world. The knowledge she has gained from these encounters, she shares by education others. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Linda hogan was born in 1947, in denver, colorado and grew up in oklahoma. View linda hogans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Linda hogan was a finalist for the pulitzer prize for her novel mean spirit.
Join facebook to connect with linda hogan and others you may know. Characters world view omishtos power of knowledge becomes important in her ultimate decision to live with the taiga people. Power is a beautifully written story, that rare book that comes along once in a while, touching the deep parts of our humanness and calling us. A spiritual history of the living world, and more on. Linda hogan, called our most provocative native american writer, with her unparalleled gifts for truth and magic barbara kingsolver, has written a compassionate novel about the beauty of the natural world and the painful moral choices humans make in it. Her father is a chickasaw from a recognized historical family and linda s uncle, wesley henderson, helped form the white buffalo council in denver during the linda k. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. Hogan has played a prominent role in the development of contemporary native american poetry. It never occurred to me that each time it was a different chick. Linda hogan my first canary memory was early childhood as my mother raised about 100 canaries each year. Hogan born july 16, 1947 is a poet, storyteller, academic, playwright, novelist, environmentalist and writer of short stories.
I would use a toothpick to stuff its crop with eggfood. She is best known for her role on the american reality television show hogan knows best. Mean spirit book by linda hogan official publisher. Linda hogan born in denver, linda hogan is a poet, environmentalist, academic, and writer of eighteen texts, including novels and collections of poetry. The narrator of this lyrical and enthralling work is omishto, a sixteenyearold member of the dwindling taiga tribe in the. She chose the surname howard as an artistic pseudonym for a career that seemed paved since linda was a child. Photo by hyoung chang a chickasaw novelist, essayist, and environmentalist, linda hogan was born in denver, colorado. For information about permission to reproduce selections from this book, write to permissions, w. Turns out, hulk hogan does not know best well, at least according to his exwife, linda hogan. Hogan born 1947 denver is a native american poet, storyteller, academic, playwright, novelist, environmentalist and writer of short stories.
Her primary research interests lie in the fields of intercultural and interreligious ethics, social and political ethics, human rights and gender. See all books authored by linda hogan, including solar storms, and dwellings. Linda hogan received a ba from the university of colorado, colorado springs, and an ma from the university of colorado, boulder. At seventeen, angela returns to the place where she was raiseda stunning island town that lies at the border of canada. Seventeen often accusatory essays on mans relationship with nature by native american poet and novelist hogan mean spirit, 1990, etc. Of the book of medicines, joy harjo writes, linda hogans poetry has always been a medicine of sorts. In this comingofage story, a 16yearold native american girl named omishito a tiaga name meaning one who watches inadvertently witnesses the hunting and. Professor linda hogan is an ethicist with extensive experience in research and teaching in pluralist and multireligious contexts. Howington began writing when she was only 9 years old. Hogan is a recipient of the lannan literary award for poetry.