Endorsements
“[These poems] grow as naturally on the page as grass and flowers, yet never try to conceal a terrain of early graves, emotional land mines, and levies of sorrow.”
“A lifeboat in a storm, warm soup in the mouth, a rhumba in the streets of the heart.”
“These are powerful anthems of womanhood and age, although just as likely to be empowering to men and to the not-yet-old.”
“Walker’s many fans won’t be disappointed by this book.”
“The poems sing of joy and pain, loss and grief, love and transformation, with results that are redemptive.…Highly recommended for all readers of contemporary poetry and for anyone interested in African American literature.”
“Her poems are intimate and moving, and, like the deepest of heart-to-heart conversations with one who knows us well, they touch the places that hurt, acknowledge the pain, and shine healing light on it.”
“These poems are so beautiful, so full of truth and light, that it is possible to forget how absolutely useful they are. And how necessary. Alice Walker has given us a year of poems that speak to us like wise old friends, reminding us to embrace our freedom; encouraging us to celebrate our love; and demanding that in the face of things known, and things unknowable, we grab another human being by the hand and dance as often, and as furiously, as we possibly can!”
“The intimacy and grace of her words are a call to love more deeply, no matter what we have endured. Her poems are medicine for the soul.”
“What a gift. Alice Walker charts out a cherished path for living, loving, mourning, and just being. Her spirit soars in every line, and she carries us with her.”
