The Poetry of Walker (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Alice Walker
- First Published: 1968
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: African Americans, Justice, Social action, Family or family life, Africa or Africans, Racism, South or Southerners, Prejudices or antipathies, Emotions, Native Americans or American Indians, Pain, Bereavement or grief
Although it is less well known than her fiction, Alice Walker’s poetry is integral to her development as a writer. The restorative power of poetry, Walker claims, has continually saved her from hopelessness and suicide. In her poetry, Walker records intensely felt emotions, purging the psyche of stultifying mental states that hamper growth. Written out of firsthand experience, Walker’s poetry reveals a sensitive African American intellectual coming to terms with disparate strands of her own existence. Along with her other literary achievements, essays, and long and short fiction,...
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