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Horses Make a Landscape Look More Beautiful
Horses Make a Landscape Look More Beautiful: Poems | Alice Walker
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In Alice Walkers fourth collection of poetry, simple observations from a life well lived balance an unflinching examination of critical global worries The title of this collection comes from a Native American shaman who, reflecting on the terrible problems brought by white colonizers, nearly forgave them all because with the settlers came horses to the North American Plains. And, indeed, in these poems we find Alice Walker seeking a saving grace even in the most difficult circumstances, and in the hearts of the most brutal oppressors. Here Walkers attention turns toward the small moments and subliminal exchanges between lovers and enemies, even as her verse addresses concerns as vast as the choking of the planet by war and pollution. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Alice Walker including rare photos from the authors personal collection.
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Pinta
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^^President Sweet Honey in the Rock! Alice Walker imagining, reminiscing, loving friends & the natural world, resisting violence and racism, insisting on love. 1984

P106
Surely the earth can be saved
by all the people
who insist
on love.

P23
You would choose
not to come back again,
you say.
Except perhaps
as rock or tree.
But listen, love. Though human,
that is what you are
already
to this student, absorbed.
Human tree and rock already,
to me.

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"We had no word for the strange animal we got from the white man - the horse. So we called it šunka wakan, "holy dog." For bringing us the horse we could almost forgive you for bringing us whiskey. Horses make a landscape look more beautiful."
- Lame Deer

Bookwomble I saw this gentle giant while out for a walk this afternoon. Sometimes things are good 🙂 3y
TheSpineView Horses make the world better!❤🐎 3y
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Bookwomble
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Leftcoastzen How beautiful! Made my day.🐴 3y
TheSpineView Lovely! 3y
Bookwomble @Leftcoastzen 💖🐎💖 3y
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Lcsmcat
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#bookHaul from Coffee Hound Bookshop in Louisburg this afternoon. The Patchett is What Now? And the Fred Chappell book is signed! 😀

Crazeedi You did really great!!💖 4y
Aimeesue Pure was on sale for Kindle yesterday. Europa Editions ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
Lcsmcat @Aimeesue Europas are gorgeous. I knew nothing about the novel, but have never gone wrong with a Europa. 4y
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jmofo
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1. I‘m open to new favorites! Please see my Goodreads to see what‘s on my shelves. I like free verse best but I won‘t kick a sestina out of bed for eating crackers
2. Yes. Also, ibid.
3. All teas but white, I like lighter roast coffees & decaf, hot chocolate is life!
4. Milk chocolate, dark chocolate with fruit, gummi whatnot, sour goodies, tea biscuits, dried fruit
🦕🍳🍂 #Favoritepoetswap #poetrysurvey

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megnews
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We must say it all, and as clearly
as we can. For, even before we are
dead,
they are busy
trying to bury us.

(From the poem Each One, Pull One)

#poetry

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