How I Learned to Be White
How I Learned to Be White by Tricia Knoll is a poetry collection published by Antrim House in 2018, consisting of 72 pages. In this work, Knoll, an Oregon poet with a background in literature from Stanford and Yale, reflects on her experiences growing up in a suburb of Chicago. The poems explore her evolving understanding of white privilege and its effects on race relations, shaped by her ancestry, education, and professional life.
Readers will find a thoughtful examination of personal and societal themes within this collection. Knoll’s poetry delves into the complexities of identity and discrimination, offering insights drawn from her life experiences. This edition contributes to her body of work, which includes other collections that address ecological relationships in the Pacific Northwest.
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Tricia Knoll is an Oregon poet who grew up in a suburb of Chicago and earned degrees in literature from Stanford University and Yale University. This collection of poems records how her ancestry, education, early childhood and work experiences changed her understanding over many decades of the impact of white privilege on her understanding of race relations. Her poetry appears in dozens of journals and anthologies. This book joins her other published poetry collections Urban Wild, Ocean’s Laughter, and Broadfork Farm which explore ecological relationships in Oregon and Washington.
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