Who Am I?
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of
universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I
reach my hands and play with pebbles of
destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs
reading "Keep Off."
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive
in the universe.
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Who wrote the poem "Who Am I?"
Carl Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967)
Carl Sandburg was an American poet, biographer, novelist, journalist, and folklorist. He received three Pulitzer Prizes (two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln). He has often been compared to Walt Whitman for his use of free verse and admiration of the working class.
"Who Am I?" explanation
In the poem, the speaker poses a riddle
“who am I?” Using personification and metaphor, he presents more clues to the
riddle and finally reveals the answer: Truth. The poet describes the
omnipresence, power, and elusiveness of truth in a unique way.
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