Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart | 
pickA collection of excellent poetry exploring a wide range of topics, especially issues of equality and racism. I liked the strong imagery Walker uses throughout this collection. There were several moments where a buildup or a sudden reveal really struck me.
This is one of my #Roll100 picks for February.
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pickI definitely recommend letting Alice Walker read poetry to you. That said, this is pretty heavy and political. Which is definitely good. But maybe not what I was expecting.
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pickThis collection was mostly written between 2015-2016 during what Walker called a time of great sadness, loss, and despair. These poems reference people like Coretta Scott King, Muhammad Ali, Frida Kahlo, and Thich Nhat Hanh, with diverse topics such as suffering, political parties, Hamas, war, grief, blessings, war, and hope. There are both English and Spanish versions of each poem.
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so-soWhat can I say? This was not my favorite Alice Walker. I gave it 2 stars but I can‘t give Alice Walker a pan so I rated this so-so on Litsy. Does anybody else have a difficult time rating a favorite author low on a particular book?
Book 43/90 1/30/19
Just finished “Meet Me at the Museum” and need some time to process. Taking a #poetry break by starting this. Alice Walker never disappoints.
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pickWhat a fierce and beautiful collection. I loved listening to Alice Walker read it.
This is a fantastic read!
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/books/review/alice-walker-by-the-book.html
pickA combination of directness and beautiful poetic device, this collection is fresh and relevant, balanced with wisdom and experience. Everyone should read this collection.
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"Hope is a woman who has lost her fear.
Along with her home, her employment, her parents,
her olive trees, her grapes. The peace of independence;
the reassuring noises of ordinary neighbors.
Hope rises, She always does,
did we fail to notice this in all the stories
they've tried to suppress?"
another part of the same poem below:
"What is the dream, Aloisea?
Let us make it clear again,
as the world reawakens
to possibilities
until now
barely thought:
Is it the peaceful nation
in which every child is wanted
and adored;
where every woman
has a voice?
Where every man's dignity
is rooted in nonviolence?"
